Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

GEODIS announces management board appointment

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Logistics | People | Appointments

GEODIS, a world leader in transport and logistics, announced today the appointment of Eric Gerbi as Executive Vice President of GEODIS’ Global Freight Forwarding line of business.

Trucking

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026

St. Louis Region advances multibillion-dollar strategy to strengthen freight network

2027 Priority Projects List tops $9.2B, with nearly $3.8B secured and $1.6B under construction across 29 projects

Small businesses awarded $54 million in Port of Long Beach contracts

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Ports & Terminals

A Port of Long Beach program to broaden access to the hundreds of millions of dollars in competitive contracts it awards each year continues to be extraordinarily successful.

NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. brokers $13.125M sale of premier industrial asset in Kenilworth

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Logistics

NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. (NAIDB) has successfully orchestrated the $13.125 million sale of 651 Michigan Ave., a 26,000 square-foot industrial building located on a 2.02-acre site in Kenilworth, NJ.

Lufthansa Cargo exhibits at transport logistic China 2026

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Air Cargo | General

Lufthansa Cargo presents its latest solutions and industry expertise at transport logistic China 2026.

Fitch Ratings revises global shipping outlook to neutral on war-led tanker rate surge

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Maritime

Fitch Ratings has revised its 2026 outlook for the global shipping sector to 'neutral' from 'deteriorating', reflecting a war-driven increase in demand for alternative suppliers and routes, primarily for oil and oil products.

TIACA Executive Summit 2026 drew industry leadership to Warsaw

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) successfully concluded its Executive Summit 2026, held in Warsaw, Poland from June 1-3, bringing together more than 320 senior executives, thought leaders, innovators, and stakeholders from across the global air cargo supply chain.

India demands end to US attacks on ships after three sailors killed

Reuters | June 11, 2026 | Maritime

India urged the United States to halt strikes on shipping on Thursday after three U.S. attacks on Indian-crewed tankers this week, including one that killed three sailors.

New US-Canada bridge opening delayed

Reuters | June 11, 2026 | Trucking

A new $4.7 billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario that was set to open in the coming days has been delayed, a bridge authority said on Thursday.

Maritime

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026

CEVA Logistics, Chery Auto and CMA CGM sign MoU

CMA CGM Group, CEVA Logistics, and Chery Auto have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Chery’s headquarters in Wuhu, China.

WACO members elect new executive board

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Logistics | People | Appointments

KONGSBERG accelerates seabed mapping developments

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Maritime

KONGSBERG and the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) are set to dive deeper than ever before in a new expedition to map vast areas of previously unexplored seafloor in the Central Pacific.

Ports of Barcelona and Shanghai strengthen their alliance by signing a strategic agreement

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Port of Barcelona received an institutional and business delegation from Shanghai as part of the close collaborative relationship maintained by both port infrastructures.

HarborLab automates Port Expense Creation with a single click

AJOT Newsroom | June 11, 2026 | Maritime | Technology

HarborLab has launched a new feature that automates the creation of Disbursement Accounts from Proforma to Final and reduces this time-consuming, manual task to a single click.

Descartes Global Shipping Report: May U.S. imports climb as risks linger

AJOT Newsroom | June 10, 2026 | Ports & Terminals

In May 2026, U.S. containerized imports totaled 2,428,758 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), increasing 6.6% from April and 11.5% year-over-year.

Reimagining rail: Innovation  on  track with Intramotev

AJOT Newsroom | June 10, 2026 | Intermodal | Rail

More than two dozen regional leaders, freight and logistics experts, real estate development and transportation professionals and college students toured Intramotev’s headquarters and production facility on June 8 as part of FreightWeekSTL 2026.

Gulftainer unveils 150-hectare regional powerhouse ‘Al Dhaid Multi-Modal Trade Corridor’

Qcells starts cell production at Georgia factory in milestone for US solar

Reuters | June 10, 2026 | Energy | Alternative

Qcells, the U.S. solar arm of Korea's Hanwha, has started making solar cells at its Cartersville, Georgia factory, the company said on Tuesday, a milestone for the United States' push to reduce reliance on imported equipment from Asia.