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Vietnam Cracks Down on Chinese-Made Goods Being Shipped to U.S.

Bloomberg | June 09, 2019 | International Trade

White House Official Seeks to Delay U.S. Law Targeting Huawei

Bloomberg | June 09, 2019 | International Trade

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U.S. Stock Futures Rise as Mexico Strikes Deal to Avert Tariffs

Bloomberg | June 09, 2019 | International Trade

U.S. stock-index futures rose after President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he would drop plans for tariffs on Mexico.

Cloud Logistics by E2open Announces Strategic Alliance with Raven Logistics

AJOT | June 09, 2019 | Logistics

Take Advantage of the Super Saver Rate for ELEVATE – Construction’s Heavy Work Conference & Expo

AJOT | June 09, 2019 | Logistics

CMA CGM FAK rates from Asia to the Mediterranean

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM FAK rates from Asia to North Africa

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

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Achim Martinka new Vice President Region Germany at Lufthansa Cargo

Achim Martinka, previously Head of the One Cargo project, will be appointed Vice President Germany. Martinka succeeds J. Florian Pfaff, who took over as Vice President Asia Pacific on 1 June 2019. Mr Martinka will take over his duties in the coming weeks.

TT Club announces excellent financial results for 2018

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Logistics

Hapag-Lloyd EMF revision

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

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DNV GL AFI Platform - Tank capacity shows LNG a growing force in large vessel orders

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Shipping Technology

At DNV GL’s Nor-Shipping press flash, Martin Wold, head of the Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform at DNV GL – Maritime, presented the latest AFI figures. Looking at the data, Wold said that exponential growth in installed LNG tank capacity pointed to a potential boom in LNG for larger vessels over the coming years.

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Crane automation: general test in virtual world

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Digitalisation and the use of artificial intelligence are also changing workflows and processes in freight transport and logistics.

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Winners of the transport logistic think-a-thon 2019 have been announced

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Logistics

Around 30 students of logistics disciplines, supported by professors and industry experts, pursued these questions during the three-day transport logistic think-a-thon. Finally, four groups presented their ideas to the expert audience.

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Four states account for more than half of U.S. wind electricity generation

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Energy | Alternative

In the United States, producers generated 275 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity from wind power in 2018. Of that, more than half came from just four states: Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Kansas.

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Éric Kalala Nsantu, the new CEO of Bolloré in Democratic Republic of the Congo

AJOT | June 07, 2019 | Logistics | People | Appointments

The new Chief Executive Officer of Bolloré Transport & Logistics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has officially taken up his functions. A Congolese (DRC) national, Éric Kalala joined the teams at Bolloré Transport & Logistics in 2003, holding positions in the Finance Division and the Operational Division. He was previously responsible for the Katanga region, where he will be replaced in Lubumbashi by Rodolphe Kembukuswa Diwa, who has been at the Bolloré Group for 30 years. Éric Kalala possesses solid experience in mining logistics and financial management. He is a Business Engineering graduate of the Administration and Management Institute of Université Catholique de Louvain and holds a Master in International Management from HEC-Paris and a General Management Program diploma from Harvard Business School. As the new Chief Executive Officer, he will be responsible for the development of Bolloré Transport & Logistics’ shipping and logistics activities in Kinshasa. He succeeds Yves Debiesme, who is taking his retirement.

American Airlines now with daily flights between Munich and Dallas/Fort Worth

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AJOT | Top Story | June 07, 2019

American Airlines now with daily flights between Munich and Dallas/Fort Worth

American Airlines is expanding its long-haul services to and from Munich: Effective immediately, the carrier is offering daily flights with a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area in the US state of Texas, departing from Munich at 10:55 am.