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JAXPORT’s breakbulk capabilities expedite the movement of frozen poultry

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals

Moving the cargo via breakbulk through Jacksonville saved the shipper time and money

Rail traffic for the week ending January 8, 2022

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

Korea Maritime & Ocean University researchers champion LPG as a green alternative ship fuel

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Energy | Alternative | Maritime | Technology

Porcari outlines Biden Administration’s initiatives to reduce port congestion
Ports & Terminals
Stas Margaronis | Top Story | January 12, 2022

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Porcari outlines Biden Administration’s initiatives to reduce port congestion

John Porcari, the Biden-Harris Administration’s Port Envoy, warned that long-standing shortfalls in U.S. infrastructure spending going back generations have created a reliance on an infrastructure “that our grandparents built.”
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DNV Conference brings together industry voices to show collaboration is shipping’s true fuel of the future

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Participants from across the maritime value chain participated in the DNV Conference – The Fuel of the Future. Aimed at advancing the idea that collaboration is the key to success in decarbonizing the maritime world, the event attracted more than 6500 registrants, and brought together a comprehensive line-up of shipowners, energy majors, financers, and regulators who offered their unique insights on how shipping can chart the optimal route ahead.

Belarus loses key potash transit route through Lithuania

Bloomberg | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Rail

US trade chief says Biden cares deeply about Good Friday pact

Bloomberg | January 12, 2022 | International Trade

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EIA forecasts crude oil prices will fall in 2022 and 2023

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Energy

In our January 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that crude oil prices will fall from 2021 levels. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the price of Brent crude oil, the international pricing benchmark, averaged $79 per barrel (b). We forecast that the price of Brent will average $75/b in 2022 and $68/b in 2023.

Mad cow disease drives Asian nations to halt Canada beef imports
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | January 12, 2022

Mad cow disease drives Asian nations to halt Canada beef imports

The discovery of a case of mad cow disease has prompted some Asian countries to suspend imports of Canadian beef, a move that could further disrupt the global meat trade already rocked by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Amid the sudden COVID-19 surge, National Airlines airlifts testing kits to various US states
Air Cargo
AJOT | Top Story | January 12, 2022

Amid the sudden COVID-19 surge, National Airlines airlifts testing kits to various US states

Responding to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the U.S., National Airlines is airlifting testing kits to different states in the country. During this month-long mission, in a series of N8 B747-400F flights, around 4,000,000 testing kits will be delivered to the respective state authorities for distribution across hospitals and COVID-19 testing centers. Flights originating from Chinese regions like Shanghai (PVG), Zhengzhou (CGO), Wuhan (WUH), and Tianjin (TSN) are headed to New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX), Texas (IAH), and Chicago (ORD) with the testing kits.
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Supply-chain snags, quarantines hurting global air-cargo growth

Bloomberg | January 12, 2022 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Global air-cargo growth slowed sharply in November as demand was hit by supply-chain disruptions, partly because Covid-19 restrictions left workers stuck in quarantine, causing labor shortages.

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Supply-chain chaos threatening to crimp Indian sugar exports

Bloomberg | January 12, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Supply-chain chaos in India looks set to hamper sugar shipments from the world’s second-biggest producer, with a jump in local freight costs squeezing trader margins.

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November 2021 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.6% to 136.9 in November 2021 from October, the third consecutive month of increase, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). For-hire freight does not include the operations of fleets owned by retailers or other non-transportation companies referred to as private fleets.

Realterm acquires highly functional truck terminal in New Jersey

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

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Shipping container turnaround times reach maximum capacity in China

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

• Containers spent an average of five days at depots in China in 2021 compared to 61 days in 2020 • Containers are spending more than 50 days in depots in the US, UK, UAE and South Africa

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LG announces US launch of CLOi ServeBot, world’s first service robot to achieve UL certification

AJOT | January 12, 2022 | Logistics

LG Business Solutions USA announced that the LG CLOi ServeBot is coming to the U.S. market in early 2022. Model LDLIM21 is the world’s first commercial service robot earning UL 3300 certification for safe operation in complex commercial environments such as restaurants, retail stores and hotels. For the first time, U.S. workers will be able to safely use robot assistants that navigate busy environments while carrying up to 66 pounds of food or goods, assisting with employee workloads, enabling better customer service and increasing operational efficiency.

Finnair cuts flights as omicron staff shortage spreads to Europe

Bloomberg | January 12, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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