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Fraport Traffic Figures – March 2025: Passenger Numbers in Frankfurt Remain Stable

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports | By The Numbers

FRA welcomes 4.6 million passengers in March 2025 – First-quarter passenger numbers nearly unchanged from the previous year – Total Group volume reaches 9.8 million passengers in March

Atlantic Shipping emissions cut agreed, but IMO scrubber ban delayed

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025 | Maritime

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83) closes today, the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomes member states’ approval of a proposal for a new North-East Atlantic emission control area, scheduled to enter into force in 2027, which will lower emissions from ship operating in the region, including in the Arctic. Emission Control Areas (ECAs) are designed to reduce atmospheric pollutants from ships by requiring more stringent controls on fuels and engines.

Air Cargo

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025

CHAMP Cargosystems enhances air cargo operations for CMA CGM AIR CARGO with AI-driven Cargospot Weight & Balance Solution

Developed by loadmasters, the software drastically cuts load-planning time for freighter aircraft, allowing experienced loadmasters to concentrate on other crucial flight safety tasks during aircraft turnaround.

Chile’s Iquique Terminal International S.A. to receive largest mobile harbor crane in Konecranes’ portfolio

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

Iquique Terminal Internacional S.A. (ITI) in Chile ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.10 – the largest mobile harbor crane in the Konecranes portfolio – to handle container operations for super-post Panamax vessels. The deal was signed in Q3 2024, and the crane is now on route from Europe to be delivered in April 2025.

BGS to provides aviation fuel to Ryanair at 4 airports, continuing 9-year partnership

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Vitalis Dudys, BGS Group Head of Commerce, commented: “We have a long-standing partnership with Ryanair, which has continued for more than 9 years. It is our pleasure to cooperate with the airline, having such a significant presence in aviation. This renewed agreement not only reflects the trust Ryanair places in our team but also reaffirms our ability to deliver reliable, efficient, and safe fuel supply services at multiple locations.”

250 ton transformer transport in India by Express Global Logistics

AJOT Newsroom | April 11, 2025 | Project / Heavy Lift | Intermodal Project

Express Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd. (EXG), member to the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in India, recently completed a landmark project involving the transportation of a 250 ton heavy, 500 MVA transformer over a distance of 1,929 kilometres.

Realterm acquires three-property IOS portfolio in Kent, Washington

AJOT Newsroom | April 10, 2025 | Logistics

Realterm, an independent global investment manager focused on the transportation industry, today announced the acquisition of a prime three-property industrial outdoor storage (IOS) portfolio located in the highly desired infill Seattle submarket of Kent, WA.

Trump’s tariff pause leaves CEOs puzzled about what happens in 90 days

Reuters | April 10, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump's sudden about-face on sweeping import tariffs did little to soothe companies' worries about the fallout from his trade war and its chaotic implementation: soaring costs, falling orders and snarled supply chains.

The most in Mexico: American Airlines adds 30th destination as part of schedule

AJOT Newsroom | April 10, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

• This December, American will launch nonstop service to its 30th destination in Mexico: Puerto Escondido (PXM). • American is set to operate more flights and seats to Mexico in 2025 than ever before. • American offers the most flights of any airline between the United States and Mexico.

EU pauses countermeasures following Trump’s tariff reprieve

Reuters | April 10, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.

Intermodal

Stas Margaronis | April 10, 2025

Cutbacks in infrastructure spending could cost US $5 trillion: ASCE

Infrastructure investments during the Biden administration closed the shortfall in U.S. infrastructure investments, including roads, bridges, ports, inland waterways, and aviation.

BMW considers boosting output at U.S. plant by up to 80,000 units

Reuters | April 10, 2025 | International Trade

German automaker BMW is considering adding shifts to its Spartanburg plant in South Carolina to boost output by up to 80,000 units, executives said on an analyst call on Thursday, as carmakers brainstorm ways to appease the Trump administration and ward off a mounting trade war.

US Steel, Nippon Steel working closely with Trump administration, statement says

Reuters | April 10, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel are working closely with the Trump administration "to secure a significant investment," U.S. Steel said on Thursday, after remarks from President Donald Trump dimmed hopes for a greenlight of the companies' long-sought tie-up.

Trump’s tariff pause does little to lower overall tariff rates, Yale researchers say

Reuters | April 10, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. President Donald Trump's rollback of some of the steep tariffs he has imposed has done little to lower the average import duty rate from the elevated levels to which his wave of levies had driven them, researchers from Yale University said on Thursday.

Restarting coal plants after Trump’s executive orders makes no economic sense, report says

Reuters | April 10, 2025 | Energy

U.S. President Donald Trump is advocating for increased coal production in the United States, however, reviving decommissioned coal plants to meet this goal makes "no economic sense", the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Thursday.

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