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MOL orders 2 next-generation ‘EeneX’ coal carriers

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Maritime | Bulk

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the company has ordered two ‘EeneX’ next-generation coal carriers from Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

NYSHEX expands carrier network with addition of Ocean Network Express

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Maritime

MSC BRC from Mexico and Canada to USA

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

YRC announces leadership and board of directors changes

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Trump keeps China planners guessing on trade war’s next steps

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 12, 2019

Trump keeps China planners guessing on trade war’s next steps

Chinese leaders who gathered in Beijing this week to chart a course for economic policy next year are used to doing so with precision, right down to the percentage point.

China signals more effective fiscal policy to stabilize economy

Bloomberg | December 12, 2019 | International Trade

Energy

Bloomberg | Top Story | December 12, 2019

Germany tells Trump not to meddle in Europe’s energy issues

Germany is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s moves to impose sanctions on the controversial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, with Angela Merkel’s top diplomat rejecting outside meddling.

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CREDO released the following statement in opposition to the USMCA:

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | International Trade | By The Numbers

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 1.3% in October from September, rising after a one-month decline, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS).

NABTU statement on USMCA

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | International Trade

Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 7, 2019

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

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Ranking Members Sam Graves & Garret Graves statements from Boeing 737 MAX certification hearing

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) from today’s hearing entitled, “The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of the Aircraft’s Certification”

Swedish-based Climeon in extensive partnership with Viking Line

AJOT | December 12, 2019 | Maritime

Europe moves to expand trade arsenal with focus on Trump

Bloomberg | December 12, 2019 | International Trade

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Apple to Dodge $150-per-IPhone levy if Trump delays tariffs

Bloomberg | December 12, 2019 | International Trade

Apple Inc.’s most-important product, and the supply chain that underpins its success, may be about to avert a margin-crushing threat. At least for a while.

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China In close touch with U.S. on trade as tariff deadline nears

Bloomberg | December 12, 2019 | International Trade

Trade teams from China and the U.S. remain in close touch, a government spokesman said, as a Sunday deadline for higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods approaches.