Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Port of Oakland April container volume drops 14.7% vs. March

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

The Port of Oakland handled 185,499 TEUs (twenty-foot containers) in April, marking a 14.7% decrease in overall cargo volume from March 2025.

Port Houston reports strong April volumes

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

Port Houston had a strong April in terms of containers, handling 387,478 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) across its public terminals, a double-digit increase of 20% compared to last year.

FTR reports U.S. trailer net orders sharply decline in April to 10,669 units

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Trucking

BIFA responds to UK-EU Summit announcement

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Logistics

DHL Global Forwarding announces appointment of Rasmussen as CCO

DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist of DHL Group, has appointed Amanda Rasmussen as the new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective May 15, 2025.

Galveston LNG Bunker Port secures final construction permits, targeting second half of 2027 for product deliveries

U.S. hydropower generation expected to rise in 2025 following last year’s relative low

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Energy | Alternative

We expect U.S. hydropower generation will increase by 7.5% in 2025 but will remain 2.4% below the 10-year average in our May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Hydropower generation in 2024 fell to 241 billion kilowatthours (BkWh), the lowest since at least 2010; in 2025, we expect generation will be 259.1 BkWh. This amount of generation would represent 6% of the electricity generation in the country.

Grieg Logistics rebrand to Inchcape Shipping Services

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Maritime

NORDEN inks logistics project in Australia

NORDEN has signed its first port logistics project in Australia with existing dry cargo freight customer, the Australian developer and operator of iron ore mining projects, Kimberley Metals Group (KMG), further expanding the partnership.

Greenland shipping firm Royal Arctic Line to end heavy fuel oil use

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Energy | Green Shipping | Maritime

Responding to news published in early May, in Sermitsiaq on how the Greenland government-owned Royal Arctic Line shipping company will move away from heavy fuel oil (HFO) use, ahead of an International Maritime Organization ban taking full effect in 2029, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed the move, with Lead Advisor Dr Sian Prior saying:

Columbia Group urges early action by ship owners on FuelEU pooling to maximise opportunities and avoid penalties

With the EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime regulations now reshaping the commercial landscape, ship owners should prepare early to avoid higher costs, limited credit availability, and potential impact on operations, warns Columbia Group.

A.P. Moller - Maersk recognized as a leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for third-party logistics

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Logistics

Japan’s Carbon Neutral Ports (CNP) initiative presented at ICHCA AGM

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

Hutchison Ports BEST begins works to upgrade the Intermodal Terminal of Navarra

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

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AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025

CCM adds 300 SACP Chassis to Tampa Bay market to meet growing demand

Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), the largest chassis pool operator in the U.S. Southeast, has deployed 300 newly refreshed red SACP chassis to Port Tampa Bay as part of its strategy to invest in markets where demand and freight patterns are evolving.

There’s far more to Liege Airport than meets the eye

AJOT Newsroom | May 19, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

Liege Airport is on a serious upward trajectory, having handled more than a million tonnes of freight every year for the past five years, and growing. 2024 saw 1.17 million tonnes pass through the airport, and 2025 is set to exceed that by another 12%.