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Ryanair COO Bellew to leave amid search for airline chief

Bloomberg | July 11, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Talks with US to restart on basis of equality, China says

Bloomberg | July 11, 2019 | International Trade

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France to tax Facebook, Google in spite of US trade threat

Bloomberg | July 11, 2019 | International Trade

France won’t back off from its planned tax on companies like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google even after the U.S. suggested it may use trade tools against the levy.

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Norwegian Air is ditching its daredevil pilot

Bloomberg | July 11, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Bjorn Kjos is stepping down as the airline's CEO after a breakneck expansion that took a huge toll on the company's finances. It's for the best.

Trump throws a tax bomb at Macron

Bloomberg | July 11, 2019 | International Trade

US investigates France’s plan to impose a tax on tech giants
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | July 11, 2019

US investigates France’s plan to impose a tax on tech giants

The U.S. will investigate a French plan to impose taxes on technology companies, a move that has been a prelude to new U.S. tariffs under the Trump administration.
No easy exit in sight from worst Japan-South Korea spat in years

Bloomberg | July 11, 2019 | International Trade

Indonesia plans 4-mile sea bridge near Singapore
Intermodal
Bloomberg | Top Story | July 11, 2019

Indonesia plans 4-mile sea bridge near Singapore

Indonesia plans to start building its longest sea bridge next year to connect two islands near Singapore and boost growth and trade with the neighboring hub.
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China’s war horse hunkers down for epic trade battles in Geneva

Bloomberg | July 11, 2019 | International Trade

Most people would view reading the 34,000-word General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the legal backbone of the World Trade Organization, as a tedious chore. Zhang Xiangchen proudly claims to have memorized it.

IndiGo can’t fly high with fights in the cockpit

Bloomberg | July 10, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Pigs will fly before China solves pork inflation

Bloomberg | July 10, 2019 | International Trade

Rate cuts are no panacea in a trade war, warns Bank of Canada

Bloomberg | July 10, 2019 | International Trade

The CEO on the trade war’s front lines says it isn’t all bleak
International Trade
Bloomberg | Top Story | July 10, 2019

The CEO on the trade war’s front lines says it isn’t all bleak

Spencer Fung, whose company supplies Walmart and Nike, sees opportunities in the upheaval of the global supply chain.
VW says goodbye to Beetle at Mexico plant making room for SUV

Bloomberg | July 10, 2019 | International Trade

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Terminal 5 ground breaking begins new era for region

AJOT | July 10, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

Modernized 185-acre NWSA facility to handle big ships, international container cargo in 2021

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Kleinfelder continues to invest in Seattle construction through the hire of Jason Williams

AJOT | July 10, 2019 | Project / Heavy Lift | People | Appointments

Kleinfelder announced Jason Williams has joined the Seattle team in the role of Supervisory Technician/Project Manager.

Weekly rail traffic for the week ending July 6, 2019

AJOT | July 10, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

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Johnston Logistics to become Dachser Ireland

AJOT | July 10, 2019 | Logistics

Dachser recently announced that newly acquired Ireland-based Johnston Logistics Ltd. will officially launch as Dachser Ireland Ltd. and be fully integrated into the Dachser network by September 2019. Expanding its footprint into the Irish market further demonstrates Dachser’s commitment to growing its network and having a presence in key markets throughout the world.

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US utility-scale battery storage power capacity to grow substantially by 2023

AJOT | July 10, 2019 | Energy

Utility-scale battery storage units (units of one megawatt (MW) or greater power capacity) are a newer electric power resource, and their use has been growing in recent years. Operating utility-scale battery storage power capacity has more than quadrupled from the end of 2014 (214 MW) through March 2019 (899 MW). Assuming currently planned additions are completed and no current operating capacity is retired, utility-scale battery storage power capacity could exceed 2,500 MW by 2023.

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