Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

China Navigation to acquire the bulk shipping activities of Hamburg Süd

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2019 | Maritime | Bulk

MOL Moves to establish ‘Asahi MOL Tankers’ for pool operation of MR product tankers

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2019 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Cargo-partner releases dedicated Purchase Order Management service

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2019 | Logistics

United Airlines names Bryan Quigley Senior Vice President - Flight Operations

United Airlines (UAL) today announced Bryan Quigley has been named senior vice president of flight operations. Quigley will be responsible for overseeing United's 12,500 pilots and will serve as the airline's FAA certificate director of operations. Quigley will replace Howard Attarian who is retiring after more than a decade of leadership at United.

Trucker Tools reaffirms position on U.S cellular carriers sharing location data

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Trucker Tools LLC, in response to inquiries from customers and partners, reaffirmed today that its applications do not use device location data obtained through “triangulation” of signals from cell phone towers operated by the nation’s largest cellular network providers, and sold through third parties.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | January 21, 2019

New mobile harbor crane arrives at Port Canaveral

Liebherr LHM 600 – largest in US – adds cargo handling flexibility to Port operations

IMF Warns of No-Deal Brexit Risks as U.K.‘s Time Runs Short

Bloomberg | January 21, 2019 | International Trade

China’s Unlikely to Rebound From Its Slowdown Anytime Soon

Bloomberg | January 21, 2019 | International Trade

China’s Softer Slowdown Is No Respite for Global Growth Worries

Bloomberg | January 21, 2019 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | January 21, 2019

China’s Xi Warns Party of `Serious Dangers’ as Risks Mount

President Xi Jinping stressed the need to maintain political stability in an unusual meeting of China’s top leaders -- a fresh sign the ruling party is growing concerned about the social implications of the slowing economy.

France Pressures Vestager to Allow Siemens-Alstom Rail Deal

Bloomberg | January 21, 2019 | Intermodal | Rail

Brexit Bulletin: Let the Plotting Commence

Bloomberg | January 21, 2019 | International Trade

Brazil Is Back in the Game, New Leader Will Tell Davos Investors

Bloomberg | January 21, 2019 | International Trade