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Boeing, Airbus working with Saudi Arabia on metals for planes

Bloomberg | May 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Saudi Arabia said it’s working with top airplane makers Boeing and Airbus to get its aluminum and titanium approved for use in their planes as part of a push to get more manufacturing done inside the kingdom.

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ODW Logistics supports E&C’s snacks distribution footprint for mass retailers Walmart and Target

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Logistics

ODW Logistics’ Romeoville, IL Warehouse becomes strategic location in E&C’s Snacks rapid retail growth

China hints at retaliation in worsening trade clash with Europe

Bloomberg | May 20, 2024 | International Trade

FTR reports U.S. trailer net orders rose in April to 13,016 units

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Trucking

United States and Kenya joint statement after the fifth round of U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | International Trade

Fleet Advantage’s transaction management team honored as Equipment Finance Team of the Year by Monitor

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Trucking

Virtually every sanctioned Russian oil tanker remains idle and empty months after sanctions

Bloomberg | May 20, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

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Ethiopian inaugurates transformed Addis Ababa Domestic Terminal, doubling its capacity

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading airline, announces the inauguration of its transformed Addis Ababa Bole International Airport's Domestic Terminal.

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Norsepower’s growth story continues as Riski steps down and Pöntynen joins as new CEO

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping | Maritime | Technology | People | Appointments

One chapter of Norsepower’s remarkable growth story ends and another begins as Tuomas Riski passes his CEO position onto Heikki Pöntynen, who has been a member of Norsepower’s board. Pöntynen has held several maritime management positions in Finland, China, Hong Kong, and the USA. Norsepower thanks Riski for the significant contribution that he has made over a decade of leadership and welcomes its new CEO to continue the company’s accelerated scaling.

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Wider adoption of situational awareness systems reduce collisions and insurance claims

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Maritime | Technology

Groke Technologies is calling on marine insurers, P&I Clubs and regulators to encourage the widespread adoption of ship situational awareness systems as way of mitigating the rising number of claims relating to collision and other accidents attributable to human error.

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Women In Trucking Association announces continued Gold partnership with WM

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Trucking

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announced today that WM has renewed its Gold Level partnership continuing the company’s support of the nonprofit association and its mission.

South Africa’s SARB says carbon taxes may cut exports by 10%

Bloomberg | May 20, 2024 | Green Shipping | International Trade

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Hermes 5 SaaS selected by Georgi Group for German air cargo operations

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Technology | Trucking

Leading German logistics operator signs new contract with Hermes Logistics Technologies for its latest cloud-based cargo management system at Frankfurt and Leipzig/Halle

Trailer Bridge awarded multi-million dollar USTRANSCOM PORTS contract
Maritime
AJOT | Top Story | May 20, 2024

Trailer Bridge awarded multi-million dollar USTRANSCOM PORTS contract

Trailer Bridge, Inc., a full-service transportation provider headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, today announced United States Transportation Command has awarded the company the Port Operations and Related Transportation Services contract to provide commercial port operations and transportation services in locations outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS).
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Cathay Pacific releases traffic figures for April 2024

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Cathay Pacific today released its traffic figures for April 2024, which showed continued strong travel demand with both leisure and business travel stimulated by the various holiday periods and large-scale events that took place throughout the month around the region.

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Velociti names Powell CEO

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Shipping Technology | People | Appointments

Company President and COO promoted to new role overseeing all operations.

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WWPC members from UK and Germany team up

AJOT | May 20, 2024 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project

The project forwarding division in Sheffield of Denholm Good Logistics (DGL), members to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for the United Kingdom, teamed up with fellow WWPC member LS-Cargo from Germany to commonly manage a speciality out-of-gauge project.

FRA continues strengthening rail safety through new rules requiring certification of dispatchers and signal employees
Intermodal
AJOT | Top Story | May 20, 2024

FRA continues strengthening rail safety through new rules requiring certification of dispatchers and signal employees

Final rules announced today will require railroads to certify train dispatchers and signal employees and bolster training requirements
Zimbabwe in talks with China for $533 million revamp of state railway company

Bloomberg | May 20, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Towing of wrecked container ship in Baltimore is under way
Ports & Terminals
Bloomberg | Top Story | May 20, 2024

Towing of wrecked container ship in Baltimore is under way

The container ship that demolished Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge nearly eight weeks ago was refloated early Monday and towed toward the city’s port.

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