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UK seeks simpler tariffs, US deal to boost post-Brexit trade

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | International Trade

‘Chill is real,’ Trudeau envoy to China says of Huawei feud

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | International Trade

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China travel bans leave thousands stranded around the world

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

China’s coronavirus outbreak has triggered an unprecedented clampdown on travel to and from the world’s second-largest economy, leaving thousands of people stranded across the globe and dealing a major blow to the international aviation industry.

Soybeans nudge higher after China makes small tariff cut

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | International Trade

Indonesia eyes empty islands for quarantine hub amid virus fears

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Boeing’s embattled Max gets key win in first post-grounding deal

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

Three dead after Boeing jet splits open on landing in Turkey

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

How Switzerland could find itself labeled a currency manipulator

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | International Trade

How to avoid coronavirus on flights: Forget masks, says top airline doctor

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Virus hits copper trade as China asks Chile to defer cargoes

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Time to look for supply-chain life beyond China

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | International Trade

China’s trade likely shrank in January ahead of holiday shutdown

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | International Trade

Wine and seafood pile up as China virus ripples reach Chile

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | International Trade

Exports to China plunge 16% after Canada’s arrest of Huawei CFO

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | International Trade

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FIS Air Freight Report February 3, 2020

AJOT | February 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | General

The compounding effect of coronavirus quarantine measures and post CNY slack volumes smash air freight rates in the first week of February.

Trump’s farmer base will make more money thanks to trade deal

Bloomberg | February 05, 2020 | International Trade

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Agility announces an exclusive North American distribution agreement with XStream Trucking

AJOT | February 05, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Agility Fuel Solutions, an business area of Hexagon Composites ASA (OSL:HEX), and XStream Trucking announced today an agreement whereby Agility will be the exclusive distributor of Xstream’s TruckWingsTM aerodynamic systems for compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks in North America.

Rail Traffic for January and the Week Ending February 1, 2020

AJOT | February 05, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

PMA and ILWU pledge joint effort to win back lost market share from East and Gulf Coast Ports

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | February 05, 2020

PMA and ILWU pledge joint effort to win back lost market share from East and Gulf Coast Ports

In an unusual display of unity, Willie Adams, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Jim McKenna, president of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) pledged to work together to help U.S. West Coast ports regain lost market share from rival ports on the East and Gulf Coasts.

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Protecting the Canal’s Water Now for a Sustainable Future

AJOT | February 05, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

Earlier this month, the Panama Canal announced new measures aimed at sustaining an operational level of water and providing reliability to customers as it implements a long-term solution to water.