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Ports & Terminals

AJOT | Top Story | July 28, 2020

Port of Vancouver USA receives longest wind blades ever to enter the West Coast of US

The Port of Vancouver USA received a shipment of wind turbine components on July 22 that included the longest wind turbine blades ever to enter the West Coast of the U.S. and transported across North America, to-date.

Woolpert selected by National Safe Skies Alliance to develop UAS response guidebook for airports

AJOT | July 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports

SC Ports serves Michelin’s largest distribution center

AJOT | July 28, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

S.C. Ports Authority is furthering its longtime partnership with Michelin North America, Inc. by moving cargo for the tiremaker’s largest distribution center.

Raytheon sheds 8,000 aerospace jobs amid collapse in air travel

Bloomberg | July 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Port Manatee advances $8.3 million dockside yard expansion

AJOT | July 28, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Port Manatee is advancing an $8.3 million project to nearly double the size of its dockside container yard with approval today [Tuesday, July 28] of a construction contract by the Manatee County Port Authority.

Shipping consultants serve as pandemic partners, ongoing support for business owners

AJOT | July 28, 2020 | Logistics

N95 masks aren’t the only thing in demand

Bloomberg | July 28, 2020 | International Trade

Airlines see long wait for return to pre-Covid traffic levels

Bloomberg | July 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Mask advocates cite plane transmission study in call for mandate

Bloomberg | July 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Asian Airlines suffer 98% slump in June passenger traffic

Bloomberg | July 28, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The next WTO chief treads a fine line between the US and China

Bloomberg | July 28, 2020 | International Trade

The race for the top post of the World Trade Organization is often characterized as another key battleground in a U.S. versus China struggle for hegemonic supremacy.

International Trade

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.