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Maersk acquires Vandegrift customs brokerage

AJOT | February 12, 2019 | Logistics | Maritime | Liner Shipping

K and L Freight creates subsidiary for new trucking contracts futures market

AJOT | February 12, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

HID Global and Mist Systems collaborate to drive innovation for IoT with location services using BluetoothR low energy

AJOT | February 12, 2019 | Logistics

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Air Travel Consumer Report: November 2018 numbers

AJOT | February 12, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its January 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on marketing and reporting air carrier data compiled for the month of November 2018.

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LATAM Cargo carries more than 9,000 tons of flowers

AJOT | February 12, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

More the 140 LATAM Cargo planes (equivalent to B767-300F) took off from Colombia and Ecuador, carrying flowers for enlivening the 2019 Valentine’s Day season, which, together with Mother’s Day (April and May), represents the peak of the fresh flower export activity. Red and pink roses, mixed bouquets, carnations, chrysanthemums, iris, gypsophila and greenery were the stars of the season that started 14 January and ended last 8 February, with more than 9,000 tons of flowers transported.

EU moves to keep channel tunnel open if there’s a no-deal Brexit

Bloomberg | February 12, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail | Trucking

You’ll have to mark your drone with an ID under anti-terror rule

Bloomberg | February 12, 2019 | Air Cargo

Spirits overcome tariffs to post ninth year of US sales growth

Bloomberg | February 12, 2019 | International Trade

Trump undecided on tentative border deal in Congress, official says

Bloomberg | February 12, 2019 | International Trade

Volcker sometimes favors China’s rhetoric over Trump’s threats

Bloomberg | February 12, 2019 | International Trade

Canada to resume publishing trade data delayed by US shutdown

Bloomberg | February 12, 2019 | International Trade

New York faces slushy mess as storm grounds hundreds of flights

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 12, 2019

New York faces slushy mess as storm grounds hundreds of flights

A winter storm sweeping across the eastern U.S. and Canada has grounded more than 1,500 flights, caused traffic woes and promises to leave New York City with a slushy, icy mess throughout Tuesday.

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Money-losing Florida railroad set to be 2019’s biggest IPO so far

Bloomberg | February 12, 2019 | Intermodal

A money-losing Florida railroad running behind schedule on its own projections is asking investors to value it at $3.15 billion in what’s set to be 2019’s biggest initial public offering so far.

Rubio seeks to counter ‘Made in China 2025’ manufacturing plan

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | February 12, 2019

Rubio seeks to counter ‘Made in China 2025’ manufacturing plan

Senator Marco Rubio is proposing legislation that would counteract China’s "Made in China 2025" economic-development initiative by restricting and taxing Chinese investment in the U.S. and by raising import duties on goods produced by industries supported by Beijing’s program.