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NCCC Announces tentative national agreement with ATDA

AJOT | December 09, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

The National Carriers Conference (NCCC) reached a tentative national agreement with the American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA), one of several agreements recently reached as part of the ongoing national bargaining round.

CBP seize over 34K pounds of sweetened condensed milk at the Pharr International Bridge

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | International Trade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized 34,286 pounds (15,552kg) of sweetened condensed milk, in an alleged fraudulent entry attempt.

NRF sends letter urging ILA and USMX back to the negotiating table hoping to reach new labor contract before Jan 15th

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Maritime

Mukran Port: Finnish company Outokumpu invests 40 million euros at the site

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The use of bio-based raw materials is a sustainable way for Outokumpu to reduce direct emissions in the steel production process. In the new plant, biocarbon is produced from secondary wood raw materials using an innovative high-temperature process.

U.S. Department of Energy Prize winners advance clean energy and manufacturing innovation in underserved communities

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 19 teams participating in the Community Energy Innovation Prize have completed the challenge to support innovation, entrepreneurship, capacity building, and economic development in communities historically underrepresented in clean energy funding.

Experts convene in Rotterdam to explore pest-resistant container design

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Intermodal | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Global trade set to hit record $33 trillion by year-end

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | International Trade

World trade is on track to hit a record $33 trillion in 2024, but risks of expanded trade wars and ongoing geopolitical challenges cast uncertainty over the outlook for 2025.

Logistics

AJOT | Top Story | December 06, 2024

CMA CGM Foundation while partnered with five associations inaugurates largest solidarity warehouse in France dedicated to food aid

The Solidarity Warehouse of the CMA CGM Foundation was inaugurated this Friday, December 6, in Marseille, in the presence of Tanya Saadé Zeenny, President of the CMA CGM Foundation; Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group; Renaud Muselier, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region; and Benoît Payan, Mayor of Marseille.

Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains

Reuters | December 06, 2024 | International Trade

China's trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit Western companies where it hurts. Blaming

For 10 years, Port Authority-led Supply Chain Panel steers seaport from logistics ‘Armageddon’

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The compounding causes – technological difficulties, a labor shortage, and lingering effects of Hurricane Sandy – couldn’t be fixed by any single entity at the port. It led Rooney, then the manager of port security, to propose something unprecedented for that time: truly linking the supply chain in ways it never had been before.

Logistics

AJOT | Top Story | December 06, 2024

Polar King releases industry report details how AIM will impact cold storage

Polar King International, Inc., announces the release of a new industry report that provides essential guidance for businesses preparing for the upcoming American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act regulations taking effect Jan. 1, 2025.

California export trade tops the nation

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | International Trade | By The Numbers

California’s export trade recorded a strong 5.3% annual gain in the latest numbers, causing the state's share of the nation's export trade to shoot up to 9.3%. Equally remarkable was that exports from Texas fell 6.9% year-over-year while overseas shipments from Florida declined by 4.2%. U.S. exports overall slipped by 0.7%.

Gala reception of the Logistics Hall of Fame in Berlin with more than 200 international guests

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Logistics

Inventor of the Mobile Robotic Fulfillment System inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Advanced AGV cleaning high-risk zones to recover critical metals in gigafactories

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Logistics

“By combining DREV's expertise in contamination control with Kollmorgen's industry-leading AGV systems, we're driving innovation in the battery industry, delivering solutions that safeguard people and the environment.” – Thomas Tingelöf, CTO & Co-Founder, DREV.

Biden-Harris Administration announce preliminary terms with Coherent, SkyWater, and X-Fab to advance U.S. supply chain security

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Logistics | Supply Chain

Proposed CHIPS investments in Minnesota and Texas would help enhance the production capacity of important semiconductor manufacturing components

OOCL Uunveils its second 16,828 TEU vessel, OOCL Iris

AJOT | December 06, 2024 | Maritime

“Iris" not only refers to a type of flower but also represents OOCL's in-house IT system, the Integrated Regional Information System, of which the company is immensely proud. Launched in 1999 as a groundbreaking innovation, it integrated the business processes of all OOCL offices worldwide, consolidating customer shipments and financial information into a single system...

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