Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Ethiopian Airlines confirms the order of nine Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2026 | Air Cargo | General

Ethiopian Airlines Group has confirmed purchase of nine Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with deliveries planned between 2031 and 2033.

[Freightos Weekly Update] Greenland drama adds new dose of trade uncertainty

President Trump announced plans for 10% tariffs starting February 1st on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland over their Greenland sale opposition, with threats to increase to 25% by June without a deal.

The Cathay Group releases traffic figures for December 2025

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2026 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Cathay Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau said: “December marks the traditional peak season for our travel business."

Major carrier reverses decision on Red Sea return

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2026 | Maritime

CMA CGM has announced its FAL1, FAL3 and MEX services connecting Asia and Europe, which recently began transiting Suez Canal again on backhaul voyages, will return to sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.

IACS announces next Chair

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2026 | Maritime | People | Appointments

The Council of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has announced the election of Alex Gregg-Smith to the position of IACS Chair.

ITS Logistics January Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index

ITS Logistics | January 21, 2026 | Ports & Terminals | By The Numbers

Impending Supreme Court ruling could drive major disruption.

Riyadh Air launches “Riyadh Cargo”

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2026 | Air Cargo | General

Riyadh Air announced the launch of its cargo operations under the brand “Riyadh Cargo”, marking the airline’s entry into the global air cargo market and activation of belly-hold cargo operations across its wide-body fleet.

TA achieves 30% LTL cost savings and 99% routing accuracy with SMC3

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2026 | Shipping Technology

International Trade

Reuters | January 20, 2026

Canada, China slash EV, canola tariffs in reset of ties

Canada and China have struck an initial trade deal that will slash tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday, as both nations promised to tear down trade barriers while forging new strategic ties.

All wind turbines installed at Ørsted’s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | Energy | Alternative

The installation of the last wind turbine at the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan was completed last week, marking a successful conclusion of the wind turbine build-out and a landmark milestone for the offshore wind industry in the Asia-Pacific region.

Coke drum integrity project completed at major Canadian oil sands site

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | Energy | Conventional | Project / Heavy Lift

Eight coke drums were replaced ahead of schedule at oil sands mining operation in Fort McMurray.

Inland Port Dillon posts record rail moves for 2025

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | Intermodal | Rail

Inland Port Dillon marked its busiest calendar year on record, completing 48,761 rail containers in 2025, a 33% increase from the prior year. Retail growth and a successful soybean season for regional farmers accounted for the additional volume.

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 2)

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Demand rebounds after normal end-of-year slump

NABTU applauds court decisions restarting major U.S. offshore wind projects

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | Energy | Alternative

North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey issued the following statement.

FTR Reports: Trailer orders rebounded sharply in December to 24,282 Units

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | Trucking

FTR reports that December U.S. trailer net orders rebounded sharply from November, rising 86% month-over-month (m/m) to 24,282 units. Despite the strong sequential increase, orders were down 4% year-over-year (y/y) and well below the 10-year December average of 33,623 units.

International Trade

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026

Section 122 could temporarily replace up to 73% of IEEPA revenues

Over the past week, we received final tariff collections data for 2025 from the Treasury Department, a new Beige Book from the Fed, and a hint at what the administration plans if the Supreme Court rules against the IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) tariffs. Let’s start there.

More than 300,000 tons of freight handled at Vienna Airport

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | Air Cargo | Airports | By The Numbers

Vienna Airport achieved a historic record result in air cargo in 2025.

A. Duie Pyle breaks ground on integrated warehouse and LTL service center

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | Logistics

S&P Global Climate Transition Trends: Global shippers chart a complex course

AJOT Newsroom | January 20, 2026 | International Trade

S&P Global Ratings published the report "Sustainability Insights: Climate Transition Trends: Global Shippers Chart A Complex Course," Jan. 20, 2026, which applies S&P Global Ratings' Climate Transition Assessment to estimate the Shade of Green for a global sample of 27 maritime shipping companies.