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Circle Group signs an agreement to supply MasterSPED® platform to Transuisse

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2025 | Shipping Technology

Circle S.p.A. who is heading the Group specialized in the process analysis and the development of solutions for the digitalization of the port and intermodal logistics sectors, as well as in the international consultancy on Green Deal and energy transition topics – announces the launch of a new project aimed at enhancing Transuisse's operational efficiency by integrating advanced digital solutions for financial and fiscal management through the provision of MasterSPED®, the software platform developed by the Circle Group, designed for freight forwarders, customs operators and freight forwarders.

DataMondial launches new tech for processing ocean freight rates

AJOT Newsroom | April 15, 2025 | Shipping Technology

DataMondial, proudly announces the launch of its latest innovative service: an AI-powered robotization system for processing ocean freight rates. This new service is designed to help logistics providers manage their ocean freight rates and prepare proposals faster, more efficiently, and with greater accuracy.

PGT Trucking launched dedicated shipping solutions with new executive

AJOT Newsroom | April 14, 2025 | Trucking

BP makes new oil discovery off US Gulf coast

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | Energy

BP made an oil discovery in the Far South field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the UK-based oil major said on Monday.

Trump doubles down on keeping US Steel control in US hands

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he doesn't think a foreign company should control U.S. Steel, repeating comments made last week that dimmed hopes for the $15 billion bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy the U.S. firm.

Trump says chips from China will face national security probe; further tariffs expected

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump on Sunday bore down on his administration's latest message that the exclusion of smartphones and computers from his reciprocal tariffs on China will be short-lived, pledging a national security trade investigation into the semiconductor sector.

Gloom in Barbieland as Trump tariffs drive up costs

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade

Surrounded by hundreds of Barbies at her home in the northern Spanish port of Gijon, TikTok influencer and collector Noemi de Lama has shared the news with her followers that U.S. tariffs are likely to drive up the price of their favourite dolls.

Florida Trucking Association launches “Jobs Beyond the Wheel” campaign

AJOT Newsroom | April 14, 2025 | Trucking

The initiative comes at a crucial time as the trucking industry faces unprecedented workforce challenges while maintaining its vital role in our economy. With the trucking sector supporting nearly every aspect of commerce throughout the state & nation, this program aims to highlight the diverse, high-earning career opportunities available and create clear pathways for entry into the industry.

NAWE issues statement on Maritime executive order

AJOT Newsroom | April 14, 2025 | Maritime

How China went from courting Trump to ‘never yield’ tariff defiance

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade

China has put civilian government officials in Beijing on “wartime footing” and ordered a diplomatic charm offensive aimed at encouraging other countries to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to four people familiar with the matter.

GOP senators ask Trump admin to withdraw rule that would limit global access to AI chips

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade

Seven Republican senators sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday, urging the administration to withdraw a last-minute Biden administration rule that would control global access to AI chips, warning the restrictions would damage U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters.

Nvidia to produce AI servers worth up to $500 billion in US over four years

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade

Nvidia said it is planning to build AI servers worth as much as $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years with help from partners such as TSMC, the latest American tech firm to back the Trump administration's push for local manufacturing.

Crowley’s first avance class vessel Quetzal begins maiden commercial voyage

AJOT Newsroom | April 14, 2025 | Green Shipping

Crowley’s new LNG-powered containership Quetzal has successfully begun its inaugural commercial voyage, opening the company’s next era of faster, frequent ocean shipping with a new class of vessels for the U.S., Central America, and the Dominican Republic.

Antonov Airlines AN-124-100 aircraft, delivered the “GATEWAY” Component – First Lunar Space Station

AJOT Newsroom | April 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | Project

Antonov Airlines has completed the transatlantic transportation of the HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) module – the first component of the future lunar space station Gateway. The delivery was carried out in collaboration with international logistics partner FAGIOLI S.P.A.

Key considerations for safe and reliable yacht transport

AJOT Newsroom | April 14, 2025 | Project / Heavy Lift

Transporting a yacht is a complex and meticulous process that requires careful planning, professional expertise, and attention to detail

Japan braces for talks on yen, BOJ in trade negotiatons with US

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade

Japan is gearing up for trade negotiations with the United States that will likely touch on the thorny topic of currency policy, with some officials privately bracing for Washington to call on Tokyo to prop up the yen.

China’s March exports likely got front-loading lift before Trump’s new tariffs took effect

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade

China's exports likely picked up pace in March, as factories rushed out shipments ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs this month, though the broadening trade war with the United States has darkened the economic outlook.

Thailand says to discuss tariffs with United States on April 21

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | International Trade

China to keep building coal plants through 2027, state planner says

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | Energy | Alternative

China plans to keep building coal-fired power plants through 2027 in regions where they are needed to meet peak power demand or stabilise the grid, according to government guidelines for upgrading the coal power system released on Monday.

Top US power sector CEOs pull down $115 million in performance pay

Reuters | April 14, 2025 | Energy

CEOs of the 10 largest U.S. utilities earned more than $115 million combined in a recent three-year period as demand for electricity from their power plants jumped substantially due to the burgeoning cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence sectors.

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