Transportation News, Logistics, Ports and Trade

Réseau Gazier du Sénégal (RGS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) joins MSGBC Conference

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2025 | Energy | Conventional

Trump meets Japan’s new leader Takaichi for trade, security talks

Reuters | October 28, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump met Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in Tokyo on Tuesday for talks on trade and security, praising her elevation as the country's first female leader and her pledge to accelerate a military buildup.

North American infrastructure projects challenged by rising costs

AJOT Newsroom | October 28, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity | By The Numbers

North American infrastructure projects face rising operating and capital expenses that are placing upward pressure on project budgets and may increase completion risk, according to Fitch Ratings.

What’s on the agenda for US-Japan talks?

Reuters | October 28, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are holding talks on security and trade in Tokyo on Tuesday, marking his first visit to Japan since 2019.

Air Canada bets on new US-bound business routes from Toronto, despite trade tensions

Reuters | October 27, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Air Canada is betting on business travel to support an expansion of service from Toronto's downtown airport, with new routes to the United States, in a boost for cross-border flying despite trade tensions between the two countries.

WorldACD Weekly Air Cargo Trends (week 42) - 2025

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2025 | Air Cargo | General | By The Numbers

Worldwide tonnages rebound +6% from Asia holiday lull...

Airbus delays some A220 output, narrowing window to reach 2026 target

Reuters | October 27, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Airbus has pushed back the assembly of some of its small A220 jets this year and next, and may only hit its 2026 target of producing 14 A220s a month in the final weeks of that year, three industry sources said on Monday.

DHL Global Forwarding launches DHL Consolidated Clearance Service for U.S. imports

DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Consolidated Clearance Service for U.S. Imports.

Kenworth T680 featuring special design will transport U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree to Washington D.C. for 12th year

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2025 | Trucking

Kenworth today announced it will provide a T680, sporting a newly installed graphics wrap, to transport the 2025 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada to Washington D.C.

American Airlines Cargo announces winter widebody schedule

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters

American Airlines Cargo is announcing its winter widebody schedule with new routes and increases for the 2025/2026 winter season.

TRAC Intermodal and Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) enter agreement to expand domestic chassis solutions

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2025 | Intermodal | Rail

Descartes data reveals U.S. imports from India surge ahead of tariffs

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2025 | International Trade

Descartes Datamyne™ trade data reveals a pattern of spikes in U.S. import volumes as trading partners anticipated reciprocal duties that took effect in August. Case in point: India.

Global onshore satellite-detected upstream methane emissions increase in 2025, bucking recent reduction trend

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2025 | Energy

Global satellite-detected methane emissions from the onshore upstream oil and gas sector ticked up late last year and into the first quarter of 2025, reversing a steady decline since 2020.

International Trade

Reuters | October 27, 2025

US, China talks sketch out rare earths, tariff pause for Trump and Xi to consider

Top Chinese and U.S. economic officials on Sunday hashed out the framework of a trade deal for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to decide on later this week that would pause steeper American tariffs and Chinese rare earths export controls, U.S. officials said.

Ports & Terminals

AJOT Newsroom | October 27, 2025

Port of Seattle marks milestones in East Waterway cleanup project

On October 14, the Port Commission authorized a public solicitation for a firm to lead the remedial design for the cleanup of the East Waterway, a key next step in translating the Record of Decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into an actionable cleanup plan.