AJOT Insights

AJOT Insights features expert analysis and opinion on transportation, logistics, maritime, ports, air cargo, trucking, rail, intermodal and international trade.


Low water Rhine: DHL highlights difficulties in switching to alternative transport modes
Record-low Rhine water levels are disrupting European freight flows as reduced barge capacity, rising surcharges, tight rail availability, and limited trucking options pressure shippers moving cargo through Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges, and Germany’s inland corridors.
New battery-powered tugs reduce fuel consumption & maintenance
A new Curtin Maritime and Arc hybrid-electric tug fleet could reshape U.S. port operations by reducing diesel consumption, emissions, and maintenance costs while supporting California’s push for cleaner maritime equipment.
Bluegreen Alliance says one million US jobs “at risk” due to Trump tax cuts
The BlueGreen Alliance warns that clean energy rollbacks, offshore wind cancellations, and maritime emissions policy attacks could threaten U.S. manufacturing, shipbuilding, port investment, and more than one million jobs.
California exports lose ground amid new Trump tariffs & fuel spikes
Beacon Economics says California’s export growth remains fragile as tariff uncertainty, higher diesel costs, and weaker trade competitiveness pressure manufacturers, agricultural exporters, and businesses dependent on imported inputs.
Tacoma’s Washington United Terminal signs agreement for two Hyundai STS cranes
The Port of Tacoma’s new Hyundai Samho crane project highlights growing Korea-U.S. port infrastructure cooperation as American terminals seek non-Chinese equipment, higher efficiency, and stronger maritime security.
Dutch ports work together to combat cyber attacks
As cyber threats intensify across global trade, the Port of Rotterdam and other Dutch seaports are expanding FERM into a national cybersecurity platform to improve resilience, incident coordination, and supply chain protection.
Sustained robotic operations: where proof really begins
Real-world maritime autonomy delivers 24/7 surveillance as Ocean Infinity shares lessons from Middle East operations.
McCown says Jones Act waiver hasn’t reduced gas prices but made profits for profiteers
The Jones Act waiver is drawing fresh criticism as maritime leaders warn it has delivered little fuel-price relief while allowing foreign-flag vessels, including Chinese operators, to move U.S. domestic cargo...
Europe’s freight transport networks under strain from drought, extreme heat
Europe’s summer heatwave is putting supply chains under pressure, with falling Rhine water levels, wildfire-related rail and road closures, and limited modal alternatives creating new risks for shippers across the continent.
Can privatizing air traffic control ease US air traffic woes?
With GAO warning that much of the U.S. air traffic control system is unsustainable, aviation experts say Canada’s self-funded NAV CANADA model could offer a faster path to safer, more reliable ATC modernization.

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