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Europe braces for Trump’s tariff carousel

Bloomberg | February 07, 2020 | International Trade

US weighs Rosneft sanctions but wary of oil market chaos

Bloomberg | February 07, 2020 | Energy

China delays trade statistics, merges January and February data

Bloomberg | February 07, 2020 | International Trade

As liquidation threat looms, Jet Airways bidders still not ready

Bloomberg | February 07, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Trump attacked Johnson over Huawei in heated phone call

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 07, 2020

Trump attacked Johnson over Huawei in heated phone call

Donald Trump berated Boris Johnson during a heated phone call, after the British prime minister rejected the U.S. president’s request to ban Huawei Technologies Co. from its next-generation broadband networks.

Indonesia braces for export hit as virus saps Chinese demand

Bloomberg | February 07, 2020 | International Trade

Virus curbs set to deepen slump in India’s diamond exports

Bloomberg | February 07, 2020 | International Trade

China reneges on commodity deals, worsens global trade chaos

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 06, 2020

China reneges on commodity deals, worsens global trade chaos

Global commodity trade plunged deeper into chaos as Chinese companies started walking away from purchase contracts because of the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

Trump, Xi reaffirm commitment to phase-one trade deal

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | International Trade

Boeing fixing new software bug on Max; Key test flight nears

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Trump’s trade policies ‘Do not work,’ says former head of WTO

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | International Trade

Stonemont launches massive rail-served industrial park in El Campo, TX with first tenant in tow

AJOT | February 06, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

CMA CGM launches PIACENZA RAIL SHUTTLE, a new train service connecting the Port of Genoa with the Piacenza logistics hub

AJOT | February 06, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

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ICTSI Argentina inks agreement with Evergreen

AJOT | February 06, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

TecPlata, operator of the container terminal located in Puerto La Plata, has signed a contract with Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd. for the start of a new service to Asia and the Far East.

OMSA announces new additions to Board of Directors

AJOT | February 06, 2020 | Energy

South African Airways cuts foreign, local routes to stay afloat

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Intermodal finishes the fourth quarter down

AJOT | February 06, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

Total intermodal volumes dropped 7.4 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report. Domestic containers fell 2.7 percent from 2018; international shipments, 9.1 percent; and trailers, 21.4 percent.

Swiss WorldCargo expands Japan capacity, adds Osaka to its network as of March 1st

AJOT | February 06, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Senate Democrats press Trump rail chief on slow Gateway work

Bloomberg | February 06, 2020 | Intermodal | Rail

St. Louis region’s inland port system climbs to #2 spot for total tonnage

Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | February 06, 2020

St. Louis region’s inland port system climbs to #2 spot for total tonnage

The latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reveals the St. Louis regional ports moved from the third position into the second position for inland port total tonnage in the 2018 rankings.