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India’s trade deficit widens to 13-month high on gold imports, US tariff impact

Reuters | October 15, 2025 | International Trade

India's merchandise trade deficit widened to a 13-month high of $32.15 billion in September, driven by gold and silver imports and a drop in exports to the U.S. following President Donald Trump's up to 50% tariffs on Indian goods, data showed on Wednesday.

Prologis tops quarterly estimates on strong warehouse leasing

Reuters | October 15, 2025 | Logistics

Warehouse-focused real estate investment trust Prologis beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and funds from operations on Wednesday, helped by robust demand for its storage facilities.

Port fees skyrocket amidst US-China trade tensions

AJOT Newsroom | October 15, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

LATAM Group and Logiztik Alliance Group offset more than 560 tons of CO₂ in conservation project in Colombia

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters | Green Shipping

• The offset was complemented by emission reductions through the use of SAF, totaling 574 tons of CO₂ managed and allowing Logiztik Alliance to cover nearly 15% of its export emissions from Colombia in 2024 with LATAM Group. • The emissions offset initiative is part of LATAM Group’s “1+1 Offset to Conserve” program, which seeks, through collaborative work, to support the conservation of strategic ecosystems in South America.

US, China roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals

The U.S. and China on Tuesday began charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

US Senate Committee set to vote on aviation safety legislation next week

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airports

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote on October 21 on aviation safety legislation after a fatal January crash between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people.

Top South Korea officials to visit US for tariff talks amid hope for progress

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | International Trade

Trump threatens tariffs on Spain over refusal to boost NATO defense spending

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal to raise defense spending to 5% and calling the move disrespectful to NATO.

Trump mulls ending some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Washington was considering terminating some trade ties with China, including in relation to cooking oil.

Green Shipping

Reuters | October 14, 2025

UN shipping emissions deal to pit US against EU-led bloc

The International Maritime Organization will meet this week to formally decide whether to impose a carbon emissions price on global shipping, a move supported by an EU-led bloc including Britain, China and Japan but strongly opposed by the U.S.

ITS Logistics: Soft imports, stricter CDLs squeeze capacity

ITS Logistics | October 14, 2025 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

Port and rail ramp operations are running smoothly, but an evolving regulatory environment threatens future capacity and represents “storm clouds on the horizon”

Cold Chain Technologies enables sea freight success for Teva and Kuehne+Nagel

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Cold Chain Technologies (CCT), a global leader in temperature-controlled packaging, has played a pivotal role in demonstrating the viability of ocean freight for high value temperature sensitive pharmaceutical shipments, through a landmark project with logistics leaders Kuehne + Nagel and Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Port of Long Beach continues to meet long-term air emissions goals

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2025 | Green Shipping | Ports & Terminals

With a record volume of cargo moved last year, the Port of Long Beach continued to outperform goals set for air quality, according to a comprehensive annual study of emissions associated with trade activity.

US, China to roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | Ports & Terminals

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

Oil bosses expect market surplus to shrink over time

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | Energy

The global oil market is set to tighten in the medium to longer term, recovering from short-term weakness, executives from oil majors and trading houses said on Tuesday.

Record global renewable energy growth remains short of climate target, report says

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | Energy | Alternative

A record amount of renewable energy capacity was added globally last year, but that still left countries short of targets towards meeting a U.N. climate goal to triple capacity by 2030, a report by global renewable groups showed on Tuesday.

How the US is eating Trump’s tariffs

Reuters | October 14, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

Maritime

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2025

Anderton named CEO at the Port of Longview

The Port of Longview Board of Commissioners appointed Ken Anderton as Chief Executive Officer at a Special Commission meeting on October 9, 2025.

Port of Barcelona awards the construction of BlueTechPort to COMSA and VOPI4

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The World Trade Center Barcelona (WTCB) Management Board has awarded the tender to build the future BlueTechPort to the Temporary Joint Venture comprising COMSA SAU; VOPI4, SA and COMSA Instalaciones y sistemas, SAU to the tune of €52,347,237 (including VAT).

King Ocean extends lease agreement with Port Everglades through 2035

AJOT Newsroom | October 14, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

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