AJOT Insights features expert analysis and opinion on transportation, logistics, maritime, ports, air cargo, trucking, rail, intermodal and international trade.
RapidSOS’s Harmony AI is transforming U.S. emergency response by fusing real-time data from smartphones, vehicles, and freight systems into actionable intelligence for 911 operators—raising critical questions about safety, surveillance, and data control.
New analysis from Descartes Systems Group shows the Strait of Hormuz closure poses outsized risk to U.S. supply chains, with heavy dependence on Middle East routes for fertilizers and aluminum driving potential shortages, delays, and rising costs.
The decision by the Trump administration to withdraw naval assets from the Pacific and send them to support the Iran War is the most recent sign of US withdrawal from the Pacific with profound national security implications for the United States, according to Peter Enav, Publisher Taiwan Strait Risk Report.
Daniels and Mark Schmidt, CEO Ports America Chesapeake, spoke to AJOT in a video interview about modernization projects at the Port of Baltimore that are speeding recovery.
“While not perfect, in its current form the Net-Zero Framework is the IMO’s most ambitious emissions reductions mechanism to date…” Michael Petroni, Policy Analyst, Climate Action Tracker
Middle East conflict is forcing a rapid rethink of Gulf supply chains—where costly reroutes, alternative hubs like Jeddah and Muscat, and rising risk exposure are accelerating a shift from pure cost efficiency toward resilience-driven logistics strategies.
For brief period up to the late 1970s and early 1980’s, the Port of Quebec, though focussed traditionally on bulk traffic, was handling moderate volumes of container cargo on a regular basis with liner services.
Klaveness Digital highlights how ecosystem-driven technology and AI-powered scenario modeling are helping supply chain leaders move beyond data overload to real, decision-ready insights.