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Ethiopian makes its maiden flight to Marseille Addis Ababa

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, commenced thrice weekly flights to Marseille, France on 2 July 2019.

Chevalier AOC first Hong Kong freight forwarder to be awarded IATA CEIV Pharma Certification

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | Logistics

Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow Continues to Set Up a Team of Professionals

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM), a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for foreign-made aircraft in Russia, completed the first recruitment course for young professionals.

ICTSI Lae donates another police station

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has kept its commitment towards advancing the peace and order situation in Papua New Guinea after recently breaking ground for another police station in Omili, a suburb of Lae City in Morobe province.

Colorado crash focuses attention on trucker training and safety

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

MSC: BRC from WCSA TO USA

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

HP, Dell to Shift Up to 30% of Laptop Production From China, Report Says

Bloomberg | July 03, 2019 | International Trade

HP Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. plan to move as much as 30% of their notebook production away from China, the Nikkei cited anonymous sources as saying, as global technology giants scramble out of the way of escalating tariffs on U.S.-bound goods.

Three container vessel operators partner with Navis for loading computer in newbuildings

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | Maritime | Technology

Three rulings on exports of steel products from Vietnam announced

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | International Trade

Statement of the World Shipping Council on First Year Data from the EU MRV Ship Emissions Program

AJOT Newsroom | July 03, 2019 | Maritime

Vietnam Learns Trade Wars Have No Winners

Bloomberg | July 03, 2019 | International Trade

Nigeria Will Sign African Free-Trade Pact at AU Meeting in Niger

Bloomberg | July 03, 2019 | International Trade

China Considers Buying Some U.S. Farm Products to Show Goodwill

Bloomberg | July 03, 2019 | International Trade

China is considering buying some U.S. agricultural products as a gesture of goodwill amid the resumption of trade talks between Beijing and Washington, though the volume is likely to be smaller than before, according to people familiar with the situation.

Don’t Blame Politics for China’s Ban on U.S. Pork

Bloomberg | July 03, 2019 | International Trade

It’s an additive in American meat, not the trade war, that’s keeping Beijing from increasing imports as swine flu cuts domestic supplies.

Europe’s Pig Farms Are Biggest Winners as China Clamors for Meat

Bloomberg | July 02, 2019 | International Trade

After Trump Deal, Mexico’s Detention of Migrants Tripled in June

Bloomberg | July 02, 2019 | International Trade

Rising Bar Tabs? Scotch, Irish Whiskey Tied Up in Trade Tiff

Bloomberg | July 02, 2019 | International Trade

Single-malt Scotch and Irish whiskey are the latest items getting ensnared in the U.S.’s trade wars.

Canadian Export Agency Lifts Suspension on Saudi Arabia Business

Bloomberg | July 02, 2019 | International Trade

Maritime

Stas Margaronis | July 02, 2019

Autonomous and Electric Powered Yara Birkleland Will Be Delivered in 2020

The Yara Birkleland, expected to be delivered in 2020, will be the first autonomous and all electric powered container ship in the world, according to Morten Stanger, vice president of marketing for Norway-based Kongsberg.