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Saudi Aramco launches first direct air capture test unit

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Energy

Saudi oil giant Aramco has launched a pilot direct air capture unit able to remove 12 tons of carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere, it said on Thursday.

Amazon to sell carbon credits to suppliers, customers

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Energy | Alternative | Green Shipping

Amazon has begun selling carbon credits to its suppliers, business customers and other companies, the U.S. retail giant said, which can be used to offset their climate-damaging carbon emissions.

Amazon, Flipkart found to have violated Indian quality control rules during warehouse raids

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Logistics

Retail giants Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart violated Indian quality control rules by stocking products that did not have the required standards certificate, India's top government-run product certification agency said on Thursday.

U.S. ethane production, consumption, and exports set new records in 2024

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025 | Energy

U.S. ethane production, consumption, and exports reached record highs in 2024, according to recent data from our Petroleum Supply Monthly. Increasing ethane recovery associated with natural gas production and continued growth in the domestic and global petrochemical sectors drove these increases.

Ports of Stockholm strengthens marketing department with new Cargo Manager

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Johan Praetorius has been appointed new Marketing Manager Cargo at Ports of Stockholm. With his extensive and solid experience and expertise in transport and logistics, he strengthens the marketing and sales department and creates new conditions to continue to develop Ports of Stockholm.

DNV, HD KSOE and HD Hydrogen to collaborate on CO2 capture technology for SOFCs

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025 | Green Shipping

HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), HD Hydrogen, and DNV recently signed a Joint Industry Project (JIP) agreement to develop and validate Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology for carbon capture in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC).

Aviation leaders land in Perth to define future regional air connectivity

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

The 21st edition of Routes Asia will bring together vice presidents and heads of network planning from over 100 of the region’s leading airlines, facilitating more than 2,500 meetings with airport and destination representatives to explore new route opportunities

XLP Member, Freight Traders Ltd successfully delivers key shipments for New Zealand power stations

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

Freight Traders Ltd (FTL) has successfully completed the delivery of two major ship charters to support power station projects in New Zealand. These shipments, loaded in the Mediterranean under FTL’s expert supervision, arrived safely at New Zealand’s shores. The projects, located in the Central North Island, required meticulous planning to navigate local road closures while ensuring seamless transportation.

Commercial update - NORDEN sells vessels and continues to buy back shares

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025 | Maritime

In line with our intention to realise asset values, we have sold five vessels since the release of our 2024 Annual Report on 6 February 2025. Three of them were declared purchase options and comprised of two Kamsarmaxes and one Ultramax vessel.

Seroka hails role of women in port operations

Stas Margaronis | March 20, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Eugene Seroka, executive director, the Port of Los Angeles commemorated March as Women’s History Month and honored “the incredible women here at the Port of Los Angeles who are making history every day.”

What levers do China and Hong Kong have over CK Hutchison’s port deal?

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Canal and Waterway

US LNG exporters stick with methane measures despite EPA rollbacks

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Energy

U.S. liquefied natural gas exporters, seeking to meet standards of overseas import markets, plan to continue to monitor and curb their methane emissions despite President Donald Trump's plans to roll back climate regulations, two trade groups told Reuters.

Air India in talks for dozens of new widebody jets from Airbus, Boeing, sources say

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air India is exploring a fresh multi-billion dollar order for dozens of widebody jets from Boeing and Airbus, industry sources said, furthering the former state carrier's transformation under new owner Tata Group.

Greenpeace must pay pipeline company nearly $667 million over Standing Rock protests, jury says

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Energy

Greenpeace must pay a Texas-based pipeline company nearly $667 million in damages for the environmental advocacy group’s role in 2016-2017 protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, a jury said Wednesday.

BRICS, planes and beef in spotlight as Brazil’s Lula visits Vietnam, sources say

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | International Trade

North American biofuels sector contracts amid trade and policy uncertainty

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Energy | Alternative

Hong Kong Airlines flight diverts due to suspected fire

Reuters | March 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

SITA and Orange Business strengthen aviation connectivity for a more resilient future

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

In a significant step for aviation connectivity, SITA and Orange Business have extended their partnership for another five years, strengthening a collaboration that has been in place since 2001. This renewed five-year agreement provides stronger longterm stability and brings fresh opportunities to make connectivity more agile and efficient for airlines and airports worldwide.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025

One in eight jobs across state related to Savannah, Brunswick ports

According to the latest study by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at UGA’s Terry College of Business, Georgia ports now help sustain 12 percent of total state employment, based on Fiscal Year 2023 figures. The number of Georgia jobs that rely on port activity has grown by 8.5 percent since the previous study, based on FY2021 data.

The Cathay Group releases traffic figures for February 2025

AJOT Newsroom | March 20, 2025 | Air Cargo | General

Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau said: “February marked another positive month for the Cathay Group. Driven by the return travel peak over the Lunar New Year holiday, Cathay Pacific and HK Express together set a new post-pandemic record on 2 February by carrying more than 111,000 passengers on a single day.

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