Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Fluent Cargo launches global disruption feed as tariff volatility creates supply chain uncertainty

AJOT Newsroom | August 25, 2025 | Logistics | Shipping Technology

Azerbaijan sounds the alarm over shallowing of Caspian Sea

Reuters | August 25, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Rapid falls in the level of the Caspian Sea are affecting ports and oil shipments and threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on sturgeon and seal populations, according to Azerbaijani officials.

Tariff tensions add pressure to food safety

Juerg Frefel, CEO, Stoecklin Logistics | August 25, 2025 | Logistics

Thai exports beat forecast in July but growth to slow due to tariffs

Reuters | August 25, 2025 | International Trade

Thailand's export growth slowed in July but beat forecasts as shipments accelerated ahead of U.S. tariffs, but growth is set to slow over the rest of the year after those tariffs took effect, the commerce ministry said on Monday.

Teletrac Navman report reveals nearly half of equipment managers struggle with maintenance scheduling and cost control

AJOT Newsroom | August 25, 2025 | Logistics

Intermodal

Reuters | August 25, 2025

US lawmakers, unions oppose railroad plan to automate track safety inspections

A U.S. railroad industry plan to rely more heavily on technology instead of humans to conduct routine track safety inspections has drawn a backlash from labor groups and lawmakers who voiced worry that automated inspections will result in more accidents.

EIA expects record U.S. natural gas consumption in 2025

AJOT Newsroom | August 25, 2025 | Energy

EIA forecasts that natural gas consumption in the United States will increase 1% to set a record of 91.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2025.

Indonesia sets up new mineral industry agency to oversee rare earths development

Reuters | August 25, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has set up a new mineral industry agency that will oversee the development of rare earths and radioactive materials, the agency's new chief told reporters on Monday.

Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District signs new partnership agreement with Frankfurt-Hahn Airport

AJOT Newsroom | August 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District has signed a new partnership agreement with TRIWO Hahn Airport GmbH in Germany.

Petrobras begins emergency drill in Foz do Amazonas basin

Reuters | August 25, 2025 | Energy

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras began an emergency drill in the Foz do Amazonas region on Sunday, the firm said in a statement on Monday, after Reuters reported the news citing sources.

Energy

Reuters | August 25, 2025

Orsted shares sink to record lows as US halts wind farm off Rhode Island

Shares in Orsted plunged 17% on Monday after the U.S. halted the Danish company's Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island amid President Donald Trump’s pushback on renewable energy investments.

China says ‘rampant’ US protectionism threatens agricultural ties

Reuters | August 25, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

U.S. protectionism is undermining agricultural cooperation with China, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said, warning that farmers should not bear the price of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

ECS Group launches countdown to 40-year milestone

AJOT Newsroom | August 25, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

ECS Group has officially launched the countdown to a landmark celebration: 40 years of continuous collaboration with French long-haul carrier, Corsair.