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Latin American Port Leaders begin a tour of Spanish Ports

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

This tour, which was inaugurated through a meeting with the State Port Authorities, marks a milestone in intercontinental collaboration for the maritime-port sector...

Unifor affiliated CNTL drivers ratify new collective agreement

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

This four-year agreement covers approximately 750 owner-operators under contract with CNTL in Canada until December 31, 2027...

SkyMind DECARBONIZE: New reporting tool

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Shipping Technology

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new free CO₂ calculation and reporting tool as part of our SkyMind DECARBONIZE™ module...

Kalmar and Uniport Livorno order new terminal tractor enhancing reliability, safety and service quality at Italian terminal

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

The new heavy terminal tractors will be delivered with cabin air suspension, an optional feature to increase comfort for operators during shifts.

New digital partnership established between Conqueror and Redkik

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Logistics

Conqueror forges a digital partnership with Redkik to simplifying cargo insurance purchases for their members...

CMA CGM Announcement: PSS From Asia to Maldives price and surcharge updates

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Maritime

In a continued effort to provide reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM informs its customers of the following Peak Season Surcharges until further notice as follows...

CMA CGM Announcement: PSS Asia to East Africa price and surcharge updates

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Maritime

In a continued effort to provide reliable and efficient service, CMA CGM informs its customers of the following Peak Season Surcharges until further notice as follows...

Greece’s Harbor Lab raises $16M to streamline port call cost management for the $14T shipping industry

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Harbor Lab, the maritime software company modernizing the outdated accounting practices hampering the $14 trillion shipping industry, has raised a $16m Series A funding round led by European VC Atomico.

Congo demands international embargo on Rwandan Mineral Exports

Bloomberg | May 15, 2024 | International Trade

Shipping Technology

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024

Strategic roadmap needed for shipping securing path to digital transformation

Many shipping companies are grappling with the challenges of implementing intelligent process automation with digital technologies that harness data analytics for emission and efficiency gains in response to evolving regulations such as the EU ETS and CII, as well as demands for green operations...

Swiss to soften rules on arms exports but won’t help Ukraine

Bloomberg | May 15, 2024 | International Trade

The Swiss government wants to be able to sidestep the country’s rigid neutrality to allow more weapons exports but will maintain a ban on shipments to Ukraine.

Hapag-Lloyd with good start to 2024 in first quarter of year

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Maritime | By The Numbers

Shofu Maru, World’s 1st Wind Challenger-equipped coal carrier, achieves fuel savings of 17%

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Maritime

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that its owned and operated Shofu Maru (Note 1), the world's first coal carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind propulsion system, has completed a total of...

Fraport Traffic Figures – April 2024: Passenger and freight volumes continue to grow

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports | By The Numbers

Frankfurt Airport welcomed about 5.1 million passengers in April – Increase of 5.6 percent year-on-year – Passenger growth of 7.0 percent achieved across all Fraport Group airports...

Port of Long Beach awarded funds for critical projects

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Waterfront maintenance, and repair work financed through Harbor Maintenance Tax. Combined, the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles will receive $112 million as part of the Army Corps of Engineers work plan...

Transportation and Infrastructure: House approves Coast Guard Authorization Act

AJOT Newsroom | May 15, 2024 | Maritime

Qatar to make an equity investment in Southern African Airline

Bloomberg | May 15, 2024 | Air Cargo

Qatar Airways is set to invest in an unidentified airline based in southern Africa in the coming weeks as it looks to expand its footprint in the continent.

India’s trade deficit widens on higher gold import bill

Bloomberg | May 15, 2024 | International Trade

India’s trade deficit widened to a four-month high in April as strong domestic demand bumped up the nation’s import bill...

Baltimore Bridge collapse occurred after ship lost power multiple times

Bloomberg | May 14, 2024 | Logistics | Maritime

The container ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March lost power multiple times on both the day of the fatal accident and the day before, according to a preliminary report.

Latest trends and future outlook for agriculture and the barge industry

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Logistics

Trends in water levels, infrastructure investment, global supply chain challenges and crop production all impact freight movement in the St. Louis region and around the world. That was the topic of conversation during a FreightWeekSTL panel discussion on May 14 hosted by the St. Louis Regional Freightway.

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