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AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2025

NAWE urges Congress to continue support for Clean Ports Program

The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) has sent a letter to Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Patty Murray (D-WA), leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, seeking strong support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Ports Program, calling on Senate Appropriations leaders to maintain and expedite funding to help modernize American ports and strengthen the U.S. maritime industrial base.

Gov. Kemp: Ti Cold and Karis Cold building $60 million facility in McIntosh County

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2025 | Logistics

International Trade

Reuters | July 15, 2025

US imposes 17% tariff on Mexican tomatoes after withdrawing from agreement

The Trump administration announced on Monday a duty of about 17% on fresh tomatoes from Mexico, which account for two-thirds of the tomatoes eaten in the U.S., and the end of an export deal between the two countries.

deugro delivers 15,500 metric tons of subsea cables to a cable-laying vessel in Abu Dhabi, UAE

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2025 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

To keep ongoing cable-laying operations for an HVDC submarine cable electrification project on track, deugro Korea, in collaboration with deugro Japan and deugro UAE, timely delivered 700 kilometers of MRC, DC400kV and FO cables, totaling 15,500 metric tons, from Japan and Norway to a cable-laying vessel in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

China, Australia talk free trade, more dialogue as leaders meet in Beijing

Reuters | July 15, 2025 | International Trade

Trump to unveil $70 billion in AI and energy investments

Reuters | July 15, 2025 | Energy

President Donald Trump will announce $70 billion in artificial-intelligence and energy investments on Tuesday, according to a White House official and a person familiar with the initiatives.

All Nippon Airways and Hitachi unveil Japan’s first airline “Operations Brain” system

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2025 | Air Cargo | Technology

To reduce disruption impacts on customers, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi), in collaboration with Hitachi Consulting Co., Ltd. (Hitachi Consulting), launched a system that automatically and rapidly generates optimized flight schedule revisions during disruptions affecting ANA's domestic flight operations.

China tells EU new climate target coming in autumn

Reuters | July 15, 2025 | Energy

Autonomous ships will be a reality long before the industry is ready – and that’s a good thing

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2025 | Maritime | Technology

For years, shipping’s relationship with autonomy has been one of cautious optimism, mixed with deep skepticism.

Tesla enters India with $70,000 Model Y as Musk yields to steep tariffs

Reuters | July 15, 2025 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Tesla launched on Tuesday its Model Y at about $70,000 in India, a significant markup relative to its other major markets, reflecting the country's high tariffs on electric vehicle imports which CEO Elon Musk has long-criticised.

Chinese firms rush to buy Nvidia AI chips as sales set to resume

Reuters | July 15, 2025 | International Trade

Chinese firms are scrambling to buy Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chips, two sources told Reuters, as the company said it planned to resume sales to the mainland days after its CEO met U.S. President Donald Trump.

Container growth softens impact of declining bulk traffic and congestion in first half of 2025 at Port of Antwerp-Bruges

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

In the first six months of 2025, the total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 137.2 million tons, a decrease of 4.3% compared to the same period last year.

‘Green Port Progress Report’ marks two decades of achievement

AJOT Newsroom | July 15, 2025 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

As part of a yearlong celebration of “20 Years of Leading Green,” the Port of Long Beach has released a report offering an in-depth look at how it has earned a place as a pioneer in environmentally conscious goods movement since the Green Port Policy was adopted in 2005.

WFS opens specialized e-commerce & freight forwarder handling facility at Copenhagen Airport

AJOT Newsroom | July 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has opened a fourth warehouse facility at Copenhagen Airport to support the expansion of its specialised E-Commerce & Freight Forwarder Handling (EFFH) services in Scandinavia.

Avelo Airlines to close US West Coast base amid backlash over deportation flights

Reuters | July 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Magma Aviation joins industry leaders at Air Cargo Europe 2025

AJOT Newsroom | July 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Magma Aviation recently participated in Air Cargo Europe 2025 in Munich, joining industry leaders from around the world for one of the most anticipated events in the air cargo calendar.

Korean Air quarterly cargo revenue falls amid volatile U.S. tariffs

Reuters | July 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Korean Air reported on Friday a fall of 4% in cargo revenue for the second quarter of its financial year, pointing to market volatility stemming from U.S. tariff policies. South Korea's largest airline is also one of Asia's largest cargo carriers and has benefited in recent years from rising volumes of e-commerce out of China.

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