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Slovakia closes borders for non-residents to fight coronavirus

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | Air Cargo

Travel bans to hit services in a world battered by supply strains

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | International Trade

Rich scramble for private jets from Europe on Trump travel ban

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports | Airlines

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Quicker handling of advanced project and heavy cargo in Rotterdam

AJOT | March 12, 2020 | Project / Heavy Lift

Rotterdam stevedore company RHB Stevedoring & Warehousing has bought a second mobile shore crane for loading and unloading heavy lift, offshore and project cargo: the Liebherr LHM 550. With the LHM 550 and the LHM 600, RHB is the proud owner of the two largest mobile shore cranes in Rotterdam. The cranes have a lift capacity of 144 and 208 tonnes and an impressive reach of 54 and 58 metres respectively. Additionally, they are fast, flexible and accurate, ensuring that times for loading and unloading sea vessels are reduced considerably.

Emirates to cut more flights after pandemic is declared

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Travel bans ineffective in virus battle, Asian airlines say

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Governments should roll back or refrain from using travel restrictions as the coronavirus is mainly being spread through local transmission rather than imported cases, a trade group of Asian airlines said.

African free-trade deal on track despite coronavirus

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | International Trade

Reeling airlines hit anew by Trump’s Europe travel clampdown

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

With oil this cheap, why bother going green?

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | Energy

India stops most border crossings to contain virus outbreak

Bloomberg | March 12, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

China aviation sector has record loss as passengers slump 85%

Bloomberg | March 11, 2020 | Air Cargo

Trump says he’s restricting travel from Europe for 30 days
Air Cargo
Bloomberg | Top Story | March 11, 2020

Trump says he’s restricting travel from Europe for 30 days

President Donald Trump said he will significantly restrict travel from Europe to the U.S. for the next 30 days, the most far-reaching measure yet in the administration’s efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.
Trump’s answer to the oil crash could be a tax on Saudi crude

Bloomberg | March 11, 2020 | Energy

US chicken flows to China as ports return, tariffs waived
Ports & Terminals
Bloomberg | Top Story | March 11, 2020

US chicken flows to China as ports return, tariffs waived

U.S. chicken exports to China are flowing freely again as logistical bottlenecks caused by a deadly virus dissipate and the Asian nation issues tariff waivers to buyers, according to Sanderson Farms Inc.
Coal’s sell-by date just moved closer

Bloomberg | March 11, 2020 | Energy | International Trade

YRC Freight expands regional next-day services in Texas to Fort Worth and Garland

AJOT | March 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Shale tycoon seeks US dumping probe into Saudi oil flood
Energy
Bloomberg | Top Story | March 11, 2020

Shale tycoon seeks US dumping probe into Saudi oil flood

Shale billionaire Harold Hamm intends to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Commerce against Saudi Arabia for “illegal” dumping of crude that sent oil prices into a tailspin earlier this week.
Alberta ready to cut oil output to ensure producers’ survival

Bloomberg | March 11, 2020 | Energy | Intermodal | Rail

Boeing’s Max crisis meets coronavirus

Bloomberg | March 11, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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TRI-AD enables successful creation of HD maps for automated driving on surface roads

AJOT | March 11, 2020 | Intermodal | Trucking

Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD), Toyota's automated driving software development company, has successfully completed proof of concepts (PoC) demonstrating high definition (HD) map building for surface roads with relative accuracy of less than 50 centimeters, a good level that is required for automated driving.

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