Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Magnitude 6.3 Quake Hits Philippines, at Least Eight People Dead

Bloomberg | April 22, 2019 | International Trade

International Trade

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019

U.S. Transportation Secretary Chao announces availability of $900 million in infrastructure grant funds

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has formally announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $900 million in discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program.

ExxonMobil Signs 20-Year LNG Agreement with Zhejiang Energy

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019 | Energy

Multi-Industry Coalition Calls for Tariff Elimination as Part of U.S.-China Negotiations

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019 | International Trade

TruStar Energy Completes Its 250th CNG Fueling Station

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019 | Energy | Intermodal | Trucking

Paving the way for more CNG vehicles, the company will build about 35% of the market’s new stations and service approximately 12% of GGE used this year across the US

Intermodal

Bloomberg | April 22, 2019

Sugar King Makes Brazil Infrastructure the New Hot Commodity

The man in charge of Brazilian sugar giant Cosan Ltd. has little interest in talking about the sweetener. These days, he’s all about railways.

U.S. energy trade with Mexico involves importing crude oil, exporting petroleum products

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019 | Energy

Energy trade accounted for 12% of the value for all U.S. exports to Mexico and 5% of all U.S. imports from Mexico in 2018, based on the latest annual data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

MOL to install AR Navigation System on 21 VLCCs

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019 | Maritime | Bulk

Supporting watch-keeping and ship operation during voyages to ensure world-leading level of safety

Stellar Daisy Casualty Investigation Report from the Republic of the Marshall Islands

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019 | Maritime | Bulk

Korean Register’s response to the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ report on the loss of Stellar Daisy

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019 | Maritime

FTR Trucking Conditions Index Continues Fall Towards Neutral Reading in February

AJOT Newsroom | April 22, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Singapore in Talks With More Electric Car Companies After Dyson

Bloomberg | April 21, 2019 | International Trade

Reliance Says Reports of Cash Payment for Venenzuela Oil False

Bloomberg | April 20, 2019 | Energy | International Trade

CMA CGM FAK rates - from West Med, Adriatic, Black Sea and East Med to Far East, Middle East Gulf and Red Sea

AJOT Newsroom | April 19, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

New applicable CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates(*) as follows as from May 1st, 2019 (date of loading in the origin ports) and until further notice but not beyond May 31st, 2019:

ExxonMobil announces 13th discovery offshore Guyana

AJOT Newsroom | April 19, 2019 | Energy

MSC BRC scope: Indian Ocean ports to US

AJOT Newsroom | April 19, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

As we continue to monitor the bunker cost (BUC), the levels applicable for Indian Ocean Ports to USA effective May 1st will be at following levels:

Choptank Transport utilizes new data-driven software platform featuring predictive analytics and smart freight matching

AJOT Newsroom | April 19, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

US natural gas inventories end withdrawal season at lowest level since spring 2014

AJOT Newsroom | April 19, 2019 | Energy

Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states at the end of March totaled 1,137 billion cubic feet (Bcf) according to EIAs Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report.