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China signals softer stance on rare earth export curbs

Reuters | May 30, 2025 | International Trade

China said it would cooperate further with other countries over its rare earth export controls as shortages put auto and semiconductor makers in Europe and India at

Trump administration considers allowing tariffs of up to 15% for 150 days

Reuters | May 30, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump's administration is considering a stopgap effort to impose tariffs on large parts of the global economy under an existing law that includes language allowing for

Trump celebrates Nippon Steel ‘deal’ with rally at Pennsylvania plant

Reuters | May 30, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. President Donald Trump heads to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday to headline a rally to celebrate Nippon Steel's "planned partnership"

Russian captain involved in US tanker crash pleads not guilty to manslaughter in UK court

Reuters | May 30, 2025 | Maritime

The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain's east coast pleaded not guilty on Friday in a London court to manslaughter by gross negligence over the

Jobs data, tax bill, trade on tap for rebounding US stocks

Reuters | May 30, 2025 | International Trade

Key U.S. economic data, developments with federal tax-and-spending legislation and twists and turns on trade all are poised to influence equities in the coming

White House considers plan to clear record backlog of small refinery biofuel waivers

Reuters | May 29, 2025 | Energy

The White House is weighing a plan to clear a record backlog of requests from small refineries for exemptions from U.S. biofuel laws, which could include approving many current applications and requesting industry input to deal with older ones, according to three sources familiar with the plans.

US asks judge to dismiss Boeing 737 MAX criminal fraud case

Reuters | May 29, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss a criminal fraud charge against Boeing stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people, saying it had reached agreement with the planemaker.

Trump’s tariff tally: $34 billion and counting, global companies say

Reuters | May 29, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump's trade war has cost companies more than $34 billion in lost sales and higher costs, according to a Reuters analysis of corporate disclosures, a toll that is expected to rise as ongoing uncertainty over tariffs paralyzes decision making at some of the world's largest companies.

Drewry World Container Index - 29 May

AJOT Newsroom | May 29, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

For many years, World Container Index has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts.

ONE West Asia network update 2

AJOT Newsroom | May 29, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced the 2nd update of TIG and TIP services, followed by the preceding West Asia Network Update 1 (May 13th, 2025), in order to enhance the service sustainability and the operational flexibility across multiple ONE service networks.

Amazon’s Zoox issues second software recall this month after San Francisco crash

Reuters | May 29, 2025 | Trucking

Amazon.com's self-driving unit Zoox has issued a second software recall this month to improve how its vehicles track nearby pedestrians and prevent movement when someone is close, following a crash in San Francisco earlier this month.

JetBlue, United tie up to let passengers book on both websites

Reuters | May 29, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

JetBlue Airways and United Airlines unveiled on Thursday plans for a consumer collaboration that allows travelers to book flights on both carriers' websites, while interchangeably earning and using points in their frequent flyer programs.

Chevron to cut nearly 800 jobs in Texas

Reuters | May 29, 2025 | Energy

Chevron will lay off nearly 800 employees in Texas, according to a notice on Wednesday to the Texas Workforce Commission, part of the U.S. oil producer's plan to cut up to 20% of its global workforce by the end of 2026.

TecPlata, ONE, Newsan inaugurate River Plate Express service

AJOT Newsroom | May 29, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) Buenos Aires terminal, recently welcomed the inaugural call of the SX2 River Plate Express service of Ocean Network Express (ONE).

Boeing CEO says he wants to crank up 737 MAX production rate through rest of year

Reuters | May 29, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Boeing aims to increase production of its best-selling 737 MAX jets to 42 aircraft per month in the next few months and to boost output to 47 a month in early 2026, Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said on Thursday.

US FAA extends program allowing Boeing to conduct agency tasks like inspections

Reuters | May 29, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it would extend by three years a program that allows Boeing to perform some tasks on the agency's behalf like inspections, saying the planemaker had made improvements.

International Trade

Reuters | May 29, 2025

US curbs chip design software, chemicals, other shipments to China

The United States has ordered a broad swathe of companies to stop shipping goods to China without a license and revoked licenses already granted to certain suppliers, said three people familiar with the matter.

Damen delivers two RSD Tugs 2513 to Tripmare for enhanced port operations

AJOT Newsroom | May 29, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two RSD Tugs 2513 to Italy-based Tripmare. Tripmare will use the vessels to meet the demands of escalating vessel traffic in the Adriatic port of Trieste.

Ocean Network Express advances green strategy with ship recycling policy

AJOT Newsroom | May 29, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

SGS’ FastRig and FastRoute validated by success of sea trials

Smart Green Shipping’s successful sea trials of wind-assisted propulsion system FastRig have confirmed its time-efficient installation and removal quayside, safe integration into onboard operations, and independently verified the accuracy of the performance modelling tool, FastRoute.

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