Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Marlon Taylor named President, New York & Atlantic Railway

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Taylor succeeds James Bonner, who has served as NYA president since 2016...

Synergy Logistics creates new Commercial leadership role

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Logistics | People | Appointments

Warehouse technology innovator, Synergy Logistics, has promoted Brian Kirst to Chief Commercial Officer as business continues to ramp up...

CLARION Project takes the lead in strengthening European Ports’ resilience

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Featuring the top-3 ports in Europe in terms of container throughput, namely Rotterdam, Antwerp/Bruges and Hamburg in the North Sea and the largest European port in the Black Sea, Constanta, CLARION will pursue ambitious objectives to increase the...

Chinese EV giant BYD to unveil plug-in Hybrid pickup in Mexico

Bloomberg | May 14, 2024 | International Trade

BYD Co., the leader in electric vehicles in China, plans to debut its first truck in Mexico, next door to the world’s largest pickup market.

Shipping Technology

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024

A consortium of the Port of Rotterdam Authority first in the world to build scalable quantum internet connection

As part of the Quantum Delta NL program, a consortium of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Q*Bird, Single Quantum, Cisco, Eurofiber, Portbase, Intermax, and InnovationQuarter succeeded in being the first in the world to build a scalable quantum internet connection in the port of Rotterdam...

MSC Announcement: Scope - US to New Zealand

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Maritime

Please take note of the following MSC announcement...

Today’s Diesel Prices

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Energy

On-highway diesel prices, by week and PADD (Self service cash price in dollars per gallon, including taxes)...

Duos Technologies Group reports First Quarter 2024 Results

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Shipping Technology

Key progress on strategic initiatives and intellectual property sets the foundation for an expected improvement in results for the balance of the year.

Motiv completes delivery of additional 55 electric trucks to Purolator

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Energy | Alternative

Purolator's first five Motiv electric trucks delivered in 2021 have completed tens of thousands of miles of deliveries while reducing tailpipe Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, helping Purolator move toward its 2030 goal of vehicle electrification and reduced GHG emissions...

International Trade

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024

Philadelphia CBP nets 60 dead butterflies illegally imported from Portugal to Wayne County, PA

CBP agriculture specialists initially inspected the parcel, manifested as “pieces of silk to be used in works,” on May 2. The parcel instead contained dried out pupal cases and over 60 envelopes containing dead adult moth and butterfly specimens of the order Lepidoptera...

USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Panel releases determination of Grupo México Mine

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024

S&P Global: Monthly default tally reached four-year high in April

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | International Trade

Tesla pulls back in charging and Shorepower steps up!

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Energy | Alternative

Shorepower Technologies wins two State of Washington Grants with project values totaling over $380,000...

Biden adds tariffs on Chinese chips, critical minerals, EVs

Bloomberg | May 14, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

President Joe Biden is hiking tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports — including semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, and critical minerals — in an election-year bid to bolster domestic manufacturing in critical industries.

Volkswagen said to eye Traton stock sale after price surge

Bloomberg | May 14, 2024 | Trucking

Volkswagen AG is exploring the sale of as much as €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of stock in Traton SE, people familiar with the matter said, taking advantage of the truckmaker’s surging price to increase the number of shares available for trading.

Banle Energy International Limited and Cargill to work together in the successful full-laden leg voyage undertaken

AJOT Newsroom | May 14, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Banle Energy International Limited has participated in the successful full-laden leg voyage from Gladstone to Paradip undertaken by Tata Steel Group...

Enbridge works to sell new oil pipe space to Texas export hub

Bloomberg | May 13, 2024 | Energy | Ports & Terminals

Enbridge Inc. is offering up new space on a crude pipeline running to the Texas oil port of Corpus Christi, a top exporting hub that’s currently suffering from constrained pipeline capacity.

Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) welcomes 2 VLGC tankers to its fleet

AJOT Newsroom | May 13, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), takes top-tier position in ASEAN LPG Transport...

Energy

AJOT Newsroom | May 13, 2024

FHWA announces $7.1 million for port improvements in Louisiana

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is announcing $7.1 for port improvements in Louisiana under a new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) program created to improve air quality for truck drivers, port workers and families that live in communities surrounding ports.