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Lawmaker says Boeing withheld hazard information from FAA on 737

Bloomberg | October 28, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Top agriculture commodity traders get squeezed as exports falter

Bloomberg | October 28, 2019 | International Trade

US orders more Airbus A220 inspections after engine failures

Bloomberg | October 28, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Winter for Japan’s robotics king just got a little longer

Bloomberg | October 28, 2019 | International Trade

China founders are scrambling to survive Trump’s blacklist

Bloomberg | October 28, 2019 | International Trade

XPO cuts sales outlook as US factory slump drags down freight

Bloomberg | October 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Logistics | Trucking

Waymo CEO sees driverless trucking catching on faster than taxis

Bloomberg | October 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Traxens selects AVSystem for efficient management of smart containers

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Shipping Technology

Fleet survey indicates modest equipment purchases for 2020

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

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FIS Air Freight Report October 28, 2019

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Air Cargo

Double figure rate growth hits late into the season, just on the entrance into November. China to Europe continues its climb from the previous week gaining 21 cents, whilst China to USA finally establishes momentum gaining 20 cents.

U.S. port execs tell Propeller Club, trade dispute with China hurts imports and exports

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | October 28, 2019

U.S. port execs tell Propeller Club, trade dispute with China hurts imports and exports

At the annual Propeller Club convention that took place at New Orleans between October 15-17, representatives of the Ports of New Orleans, Virginia, Seattle and Tacoma, reported declines in business due to the U.S. trade dispute with China

China says part of trade deal text basically completed

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | October 28, 2019

China says part of trade deal text basically completed

China said parts of the text for the first phase of a trade deal with the U.S. are “basically completed” as the two sides reached a consensus in areas including standards used by agricultural regulators.

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Boeing’s Max crisis may turn pliant congress from friend to foe

Bloomberg | October 28, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing Co. President Dennis Muilenburg faces lawmakers this week outraged over a pair of disasters that raise questions about the safety of the company’s marquee jet and could result in tightened oversight of the world’s biggest planemaker.

Fleet Advantage expands asset management solutions

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Drewry: Losing ground

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Virgin Galactic to commence trading on NYSE

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Air Cargo | Technology

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EIA projects that natural gas consumption in Asia will continue to outpace supply

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Energy | By The Numbers

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019) Reference case, future growth in natural gas consumption is concentrated in developing nations—those outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)—especially in non-OECD Asian countries.

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DrayNow announces new leadership

DrayNow is excited to welcome Tom Wengrowski to its leadership, as Vice President of Operations. An industry veteran with over 20 years of experience across the third-party logistics and freight technology space, he joins the team after multiple leadership roles across the freight industry.

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Antonov Airlines named Air Business of the Year at FTA Logistics awards

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Antonov Airlines takes home an Freight Trade Association (FTA) Logistics Award for the second year running

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Singapore airlines successfully completes Cargo IQ audit

AJOT | October 28, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Singapore Airlines has successfully completed its most recent Cargo iQ audit by external auditing company SGS, and retains its certification as an accredited member.