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Brexit battle returns with U.K. and EU sparring over trade

Bloomberg | February 03, 2020 | International Trade

The U.K. and the European Union begin their battle over a future trade deal on Monday, setting up 11 months of negotiations that risk ending in economically damaging failure at the end of the year.

Ryanair reports profit, says max boost a year away

Bloomberg | February 03, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Asia’s factories falter as spread of virus adds to headwinds

Bloomberg | February 02, 2020 | International Trade

Trump will meet Kenyan president as trade talks set to begin

Bloomberg | February 02, 2020 | International Trade

The U.S.-China trade war has Vietnam in the crosshairs

Bloomberg | February 02, 2020 | International Trade

Nissan’s Brexit scenarios include closing European plants: FT

Bloomberg | February 02, 2020 | International Trade

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Coronavirus: These countries, airlines restrict travel to China

Bloomberg | February 02, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The outbreak of the coronavirus has prompted dozens of nations and airlines to restrict travel, increasingly isolating the country of more than 1.3 billion people. Nearly 10,000 flights were canceled between the outbreak of the virus and Jan. 31, according to Cirium, which provides data and research on the travel industry. The World Health Organization has so far said that such limits on trade and travel aren’t needed to control the spread of the virus. Here are the countries, territories and ai

Israel stops importing Palestinian agricultural products

Bloomberg | February 02, 2020 | International Trade

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Boeing, FAA say no 737 Max wiring fixes needed, WSJ Reports

Bloomberg | February 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Potentially dangerous wiring in Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jets is the most recent flare-up between U.S. and European regulators, further complicating the grounded plane’s return to service, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the details.

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Qantas to Suspend Mainland China Services Amid Virus Outbreak

Bloomberg | January 31, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s largest airline, will suspend services to mainland China from Feb. 9, as the deadly coronavirus outbreak spreads.

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Lufthansa Cargo publishes special flight schedule for freighters to and from China (mainland)

AJOT | January 31, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

The passenger airlines of the Lufthansa Group have suspended their flights to and from China (mainland without Hong Kong) until 9 February 2020. As a result, the belly capacities of these flights are unfortunately not available for air cargo.

Administration adjusts aluminum section 232 tariffs

AJOT | January 31, 2020 | International Trade

AirBridgeCargo Airlines have successfully completed trial loading of GE9x onboard of Boeing 747-8

AJOT | January 31, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

INTERCARGO applauds the IMO’s intention to improve casualty investigation reporting

AJOT | January 31, 2020 | Maritime | Bulk

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World Container Index - January 30th

AJOT | January 31, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

The World Container Index assessed by Drewry, a composite of container freight rates on 8 major routes to/from the US, Europe and Asia increased by 0.4% to $1732.86 per 40ft container this week (updated Thursday, 30 January 2020).

Corona virus raises tension on shipping line position on container charges

AJOT | January 31, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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Risk of oil supply disruptions can have an immediate effect on oil prices

AJOT | January 31, 2020 | Energy

Crude oil supply disruptions—realized or expected—can have large and immediate effects on crude oil prices. Two recent events, the September 2019 attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais (which disrupted crude oil volumes) and the January 2020 military operations in Iraq (which did not disrupt crude oil volumes), led to relatively large daily price changes and intraday price movements—movements within single trading days.