AJOT interviews Geoffrey White, long-standing CEO Africa of Kuwait-based logistics group Agility, who provides insights into trade in Africa, the challenges faced and the opportunities which lie ahead.
Many cities along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts that are also port cities are sinking. The effect is caused by coastal lands subsiding at the same time as sea levels are rising, according to a study published in the scientific magazine Nature.
The Port of Oakland has the potential to grow as a port, especially with agricultural exports if it fast-tracks new investments in transloading, refrigeration, rail services and a turning basin widening, according to Andrew Hwang, Director of Transpacific Export and Government Affairs, Wan Hai Lines.
While the pioneering efforts by the Port of Los Angeles establishing cyber security protections was cited by the U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, Eugene Seroka, says national cyber-security protocols are needed to protect all U.S. ports from cyber-attacks.
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon urged collaboration between Norway and California on offshore wind development as well as … the transition to green technologies in remarks made at the U.S. Norway Business Summit that took place in San Francisco on April 15th.
Recovery divers removing debris from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on the Patapsco River on April 15 have recovered the body of the fourth bridge worker who died early on the morning of March 26 when a container ship hit the bridge in the pre-dawn hours.
French ocean shipping giant CMA CGM's entry into airfreight, with the creation of a new airline, coincided with exceptional market conditions in the segment, with rates reaching historic highs during the COVID pandemic, amid the chaos that hit global supply chains.
Charging infrastructure gains momentum. A dearth of charging infrastructure has often been cited as a major obstacle in convincing truck manufacturers to ramp up the production of zero-emission, electrically powered heavy-duty vehicles (eHDV)...