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AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025

The tuxedo of aviation: Chapman Freeborn explains ACMI leasing

A fully-equipped airline in a box, the ACMI – Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance – model has been a game changer for years in Europe and is now picking up in Asia, Africa and other parts of the world.

RAD Propulsion and Williams Shipping collaborate

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025 | Green Shipping

RAD Propulsion announces the successful completion of a project with Williams Shipping to deliver zero-emission vessel operations in Southampton waters.

MEYER FASSMER Spezialschiffbau consortium improves thruster performance

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025 | Maritime | Technology

Elomatic has successfully completed the installation of its patented Elogrid™ tunnel thruster technology on the 10,000 GT special purpose research vessel, the METEOR IV, built by the MEYER FASSMER spezialchiffbau consortium.

ZIM reports financial results for the second quarter of 2025

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025 | Maritime | By The Numbers

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. announced its consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Green Shipping

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025

Seabound receives 1.1M UK grant to develop world-first carbon and emissions capture at Port of Southampton

Grant, awarded in partnership with STAX Engineering and Associated British Ports, will fund the combined carbon and emissions capture and control system as a scalable, immediate solution for global ports

Japan’s exports log biggest drop in 4 years as US tariff impacts intensify

Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade

Japan's exports posted the biggest monthly drop in about four years in July, government data showed on Wednesday, as the impact of U.S. tariffs intensified, raising...

Russia expects India to keep buying its oil and seeks China-India-Russia talks

Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade

Russia expects to continue supplying oil to India despite warnings from the United States, Russian embassy officials in New Delhi said on

Caspian Air Cargo Summit 2025: Connecting Continents and Shaping the Future of Global Logistics

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Silk Way West Airlines will host the 10th edition of the Caspian Air Cargo Summit at the Baku Convention Centre from 22 to 24 September 2025.

SHEIN and Lufthansa Cargo partner exploring initiatives to promote more sustainable air transportation

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

The global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, SHEIN, and the leading air cargo airline, Lufthansa Cargo, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a range of initiatives to drive the adoption of sustainable solutions for air freight.

MPC Container Ships expands partnership with ShipIn Systems, standardizing FleetVision across its fleet

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025 | Maritime

ShipIn Systems, a leading provider of visual fleet management and maritime AI solutions, is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its business through the standardization of FleetVision™ onboard MPC Container Ships (MPCC) vessels.

Amtrak advances three major East Coast rail yard modernization projects

AJOT Newsroom | August 20, 2025 | Intermodal | Rail

New and upgraded facilities in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC will support modern, state-of-the-art Airo and NextGen Acela trains

India stocks set for modest gains as US tariffs, foreign outflows cloud outlook: Reuters poll

Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade

Pressured by U.S. tariffs and foreign investor outflows, India's stock markets will manage to eke out only modest gains by year-end, according

European shares steady as tech-led selloff jitters cool

Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade

European shares steadied on Wednesday, as a tech-led selloff on Wall Street that has rippled through equity markets eased, while currency and rates

Wall St futures slip after tech selloff; earnings, Fed meet in focus

Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, following a tech-led selloff on Wall Street, as investors parsed earnings from retailers Target and

US tariffs on Chinese graphite spark opportunity for India’s Epsilon

Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade

India's Epsilon Advanced Materials is moving swiftly to close deals to supply critical components to Japanese and South Korean battery makers in the U.S., a top

Oil firms as investors await next steps in Ukraine peace push

Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade

Oil rose on Wednesday as the American Petroleum Institute reported a drop in U.S. crude inventories and investors awaited the next steps in talks to end the Ukraine

US examines equity stake in chip makers for CHIPS Act cash grants, sources say

Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into the government taking equity stakes in Intel and other chipmakers in exchange for grants under the CHIPS Act, which aims to spur factory-building in the U.S., two sources said...

South Carolina Ports: Infrastructure investments move ahead, new services announced for Port of Charleston

AJOT Newsroom | August 19, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Construction continues on two key infrastructure projects at the Port of Charleston that will enhance SC Ports’ rail capabilities and grow capacity at the Leatherman Terminal.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | August 19, 2025

AAPA emphasizes port infrastructure needs

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) submitted official comments in response to a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Request for Information (RFI) ahead of the upcoming federal surface transportation reauthorization (STR) legislation that Congress is set to develop.