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Norden conducts first ever test voyage on CO2 neutral biofuel

AJOT | November 30, 2018 | Maritime

NORDEN has successfully finalised a test voyage with a large commercial ocean-going vessel being powered by CO2 neutral biofuel. * International NGO supports NORDEN’s attempt to take action and reduce global warming.

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Bolloré Logistics starts operations at its new logistics hub in Lastourville, Gabon

AJOT | November 30, 2018 | Logistics

On 12 November 2018, Bolloré Logistics opened a new logistics hub in Lastourville, Gabon.

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U.S. Construction Firm Lauds Versatility of Modulift Beams

AJOT | November 30, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift

Modulift spreader beams combined with other rigging equipment in 19 different configurations to complete over 200 lifts during modular construction of the citizenM Hotel in South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington recently.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Appoints Monteith to FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space

Federal Aviation Administration Announces Key Appointments for Executive Directors of Aircraft Certification and UAS Integration

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Minister Tells Tories to Unite and Back May’s Brexit Plan

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | International Trade

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May got a boost from a pro-Brexit cabinet member on Friday as she fights against the odds to win enough support for her deal to pass a crucial vote in Parliament.

Trump’s Threats to Close the Border Add Thousands to Shipping Costs

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | November 30, 2018

Trump’s Threats to Close the Border Add Thousands to Shipping Costs

The traffic is moving again at San Ysidro, one of the busiest border crossings in the world.

U.S. Discount-Airline Mogul Steps In to Rescue Iceland’s Wow

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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German Carmaker CEOs Are Said to Meet at White House Tuesday

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | International Trade

The chief executives officers from Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG and BMW AG are set to attend a meeting with the White House scheduled tentatively for Dec. 4 as European and U.S. government officials look for a new trade agreement, according to people familiar with the matter.

Lion Air Crash Sheds Light on Dark Side of Cockpit Automation

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

Four Years After Jet Vanished, Malaysia Still Open for a Search

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

The Best Case Scenario: What the Trump-Xi Dinner Could Yield

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | International Trade

Airline Boss Takes 20% Pay Cut in Penance for Drunk JAL Pilot

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | Air Cargo | General

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AMLO’s Nafta Chief Aims for U.S. to Lift Steel Duties This Year

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | International Trade

The chief Nafta negotiator for Mexico’s president-elect said that the continuance of U.S. tariffs on the nation’s steel exports at the signing of a new trade deal is regrettable and he hopes they’ll be lifted by the end of this year.

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Germany’s Last Coal Miners Get Shafted

Bloomberg | November 30, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

The bitter reality for German coal country is supplies will come from Russia and the U.S. for decades to come.

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Merkel Late for G-20 as Mid-Air Drama Strands Her in Germany

Bloomberg | November 29, 2018 | International Trade

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plane suffered an emergency en route to the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires as a serious electrical malfunction forced the pilots to return to Germany, where the plane landed heavily in Cologne on a runway surrounded by fire trucks.

China’s Official Manufacturing Gauge Worsens Amid Trade War

Bloomberg | November 29, 2018 | International Trade

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China Hawk Navarro Is Part of Trump Entourage at G-20 Summit

Bloomberg | November 29, 2018 | International Trade

White House trade adviser and noted China hawk Peter Navarro traveled with President Donald Trump to the Group of 20 summit in Argentina, where the U.S. leader will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss the trade war between the two countries.

China Is So Desperate for Pork That It’s Buying American Again

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | November 29, 2018

China Is So Desperate for Pork That It’s Buying American Again

A disease sweeping through Chinese hog herds is helping negate the effects of the trade war for American farmers, with U.S. pork sales to the Asian nation back to levels before tariffs were introduced.