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Bloomberg | Top Story | July 27, 2020

China is buying American but not enough to hit trade deal target

China continues to lag behind the pace of imports from the U.S. needed to meet the terms of the two nations’ trade deal, amid a rapidly worsening diplomatic standoff that’s sparking global fears of a new Cold War.

South African Airways administrators, State in guarantee impasse

Bloomberg | July 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

U.S. House passes defense authorization act with key maritime provisions

AJOT | July 27, 2020 | Maritime

Air Cargo

Bloomberg | Top Story | July 27, 2020

Airlines pledge aircraft, loyalty programs in bid to tap funding

Global airlines are pledging their brands, loyalty programs and aircraft as collateral to secure more funds in the debt markets as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the sector.

Ryanair’s O’Leary sees school reopening as key to Europe airline recovery

Bloomberg | July 27, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Intermodal

AJOT | Top Story | July 27, 2020

CN to invest $110 million in the Southern US

Investments focused on safety and capacity to strengthen rail network, help reduce emissions, and support economic growth

Mexico surprises all analysts with record trade surplus

Bloomberg | July 27, 2020 | International Trade

US freight levels see rapid v shaped recovery after COVID shutdown

The US economy has been striving for recovery since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic which struck hardest during the month of March.

Descartes and dnata expand network for real-time air cargo tracking

AJOT | July 27, 2020 | Shipping Technology

Crew change: Drastic measures needed now

AJOT | July 27, 2020 | Maritime

Hyster launches wearable sensor-driven solution to promote social distancing

AJOT | July 27, 2020 | Shipping Technology

The system uses wearable tags that vibrate whenever personnel get too close to each other, based on input from proximity sensors and predetermined distance settings.

CMA CGM GRR from Asia to East Africa

AJOT | July 27, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Early 2020 drop in crude oil prices led to write-downs of U.S. oil producers assets

AJOT | July 27, 2020 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

According to publicly filed financial statements, 40 U.S. oil producers collectively wrote down $48 billion worth of assets in the first quarter of 2020, the largest quarterly adjustment since at least 2015.