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Columbia Group CEO questions whether shipping is heading for a wider crewing shortage

AJOT Newsroom | April 02, 2026 | Maritime

Mark O’Neil, CEO of Columbia Group, has questioned whether the shipping industry is heading for a wider crewing shortage as conflict in the Middle East, fuel disruption in the Philippines and rising repatriation costs place growing strain on global crewing.

PRPA announces new President and Chief Executive Officer

AJOT Newsroom | April 02, 2026 | Ports & Terminals | People | Appointments

The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Kurt Slocombe as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer.

Air Cargo

Stuart Todd | April 02, 2026

Middle East crisis not only factor shaping air cargo in 2026

New EU customs reforms and explosive hyperscale AI growth are set to redefine air cargo capacity, pricing, and trade flows across key global lanes in 2026.

Geodis unifies its brands: SEALOGIS and XP LOG become GEODIS

AJOT Newsroom | April 02, 2026 | Logistics

Sealogis, Sealogis Freight Forwarding, and XP LOG, subsidiaries of the GEODIS Group since 1995, will now operate under the GEODIS brand.

Agreement awarded to increase exports to Armenia

AJOT Newsroom | April 02, 2026 | International Trade | Commodity

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is awarding an agreement to the Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development (CARD) to increase American agricultural exports to Armenia.

Dimerco releases April 2026 Asia-Pacific Freight Report

Dimerco Express Group | April 02, 2026 | Logistics

Dimerco Express Group has released its April 2026 Asia-Pacific Freight Report, showing a freight market increasingly driven by fuel costs, rerouting, and geopolitical disruption rather than a broad demand surge.

World Fuel Services and West Coast Clean Fuels: Proven methanol bunkering available across U.S. ports

A first in the U.S. for over-the-water methanol bunkering

Sustainable logistics: cargo-partner once again awarded EcoVadis Silver Medal

AJOT Newsroom | April 02, 2026 | Green Shipping | Intermodal | Trucking

cargo-partner, a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., has once again been recognized for its commitment to sustainability with an EcoVadis Silver Medal and an overall score of 72 points.

Liebherr sees stable growth in the 2025 business year

The Liebherr Group ended 2025 with a revenue of €14,772 million. Compared with the previous year, the company recorded a revenue growth of €150 million or 1.0 %. The Group continued investing at the high level of the previous two years with investments totalling €1,059 million.

Riege Software takes majority stake in Dutch subsidiary, names new Benelux MD

AJOT Newsroom | April 02, 2026 | Logistics

Riege Software has secured the majority stake in its Dutch subsidiary, Riege Software International BV, which recently celebrated its 15th anniversary.

U.S. industrial asking rent growth has moderated across lease size ranges

AJOT Newsroom | April 02, 2026 | Logistics

After seeing significant gains from 2021-23, U.S. industrial asking rent growth has moderated across the three lease size ranges, according to Q1 2026 data from CoStar, the leading global provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

MyFBAPrep named to Financial Times Fastest-Growing Companies List for third consecutive year

AJOT Newsroom | April 02, 2026 | Logistics

MyFBAPrep, a global eCommerce warehouse and fulfillment network, today announced it has been ranked no. 182 on the Financial Times "The Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies 2026" list, marking its third consecutive year earning the recognition and placing the company among the top five fastest-growing logistics and transportation providers in the Americas.

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