Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

“Don’t underestimate the importance of people”, says Chair of the Association of Average Adjusters

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Maritime

India-Pakistan tensions raise concern for energy markets - Rystad Energy’s market update

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Energy

India’s military strikes on Pakistan trigger international calls for restraint, with energy markets inevitably impacted.

U.S. capital goods companies price in tariff costs to defend credit

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | International Trade

Valio’s products now transported across the Gulf of Finland with 90 per cent fewer emissions

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Green Shipping | Maritime

The green shipping corridor between Turku and Stockholm took another important step forward when Valio’s dairy products started to be transported across the Gulf of Finland on Viking Glory and Viking Grace, which run on biofuel, in early May. The green shipping corridor will help Valio to achieve a fully carbon-neutral milk chain by 2035.

Shipper confidence climbs for Q3 as order expectations surge, but market fragmentation emerges

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Logistics

International Trade

Reuters | May 08, 2025

Trump administration to rescind and replace Biden-era global AI chip export curbs

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to rescind and modify a Biden-era rule that curbed the export of sophisticated artificial-intelligence chips, a spokeswoman for the Department of Commerce said on Wednesday.

US airline CEOs to back Trump administration air traffic control reform plan

Reuters | May 08, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The CEOs of the five largest U.S. airlines on Thursday plan to back the Trump administration's proposal to spend tens of billions of dollars to reform the aging air traffic control system and boost hiring, officials said.

Trump’s plan to fix air traffic control faces huge hurdles

Reuters | May 08, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday will call for tens of billions of dollars to overhaul America’s strained air traffic control system to address crumbling infrastructure, dramatic staffing shortfalls and failing technology.

The Forest Products Transport Symposium is to be held at the Port of Mobile

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Baltic Container Terminal welcomes new MSC service

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in the Port of Gdynia, Poland, has been integrated into the rotation of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) Britannia Ocean Service.

HD Hyundai and Persona AI sign agreement to deploy humanoid welding robots for shipbuilding automation

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Shipping Technology

This strategic partnership aims to usher in a new era of human-machine collaboration. The initiative will deliver prototype humanoids by the end of 2026, with field testing and full commercial deployment scheduled to begin in 2027.

Seafarers stranded off Yemen port eye exit after US-Houthi ceasefire deal

Reuters | May 08, 2025 | Maritime

Some 200 seafarers aboard more than 15 ships stuck for weeks off Yemen's port of Ras Isa are preparing to offload cargoes and leave thanks to a ceasefire deal between Houthi militia and the U.S., maritime and labour union sources said on Thursday.

Near-record US container import streak expected to snap in May due to tariffs

Reuters | May 08, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

U.S. container imports surged in April as companies raced to avoid President Donald Trump's tariffs, which now include a 145% duty on goods from China, but executives at the country's two busiest ports said the trend looked set to reverse in May.

EU countries want red tape cut in energy laws, draft shows

Reuters | May 08, 2025 | Energy

European Union countries want to include energy policies in the bloc's efforts to slash red tape for struggling industries, according to draft conclusions for a summit of EU energy ministers next month seen by Reuters.

Coal India to set up $3 billion worth clean energy projects to boost renewable heft

Reuters | May 08, 2025 | Energy

US, Russia explore ways to restore Russian gas flows to Europe, sources say

Reuters | May 08, 2025 | Energy

With a frost covering Europe's energy relations with Russia, officials from Washington and Moscow have held discussions about the U.S. helping to revive Russian gas sales to the continent, eight sources familiar with the talks have told Reuters.

Britain set to strike first deal to cut Trump tariffs

Reuters | May 08, 2025 | International Trade

The United States and Britain will announce a deal to lower tariffs on some goods on Thursday, the first such agreement since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a global trade war with universal levies.

Lufthansa Cargo experts help shape the trade fair supporting program

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

From June 2 to 5, 2025, the world's largest logistics trade fair “transport logistic” will once again open its doors in Munich.

United Cargo at EWR: Purpose-built to move what matters

AJOT Newsroom | May 08, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

In today’s fast-moving logistics landscape, speed, reliability, and specialization are critical. That’s why shippers across the globe trust United Cargo at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)—a purpose-built, strategically located gateway designed to move your cargo with precision and efficiency. As one of United Cargo’s most vital operations centers, EWR offers unmatched access, infrastructure, and expertise to support your logistics needs domestically and around the world.