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Russia says it sees nothing much new in Trump’s threat of sanctions and tariffs

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | International Trade

ABS podcast highlights significant interest for Thordon sterntubeless ship

AJOT | January 23, 2025 | Maritime

Speaking in a recent episode of the ABS-produced podcast Setting the Course, Thordon Bearings’ VP Business Development Craig Carter, and Dr. Chris Leontopoulos, ABS’ VP Technology EMEA, tell host Brad Cox that “interest is high”.

Choe Rowland joins IAPH as Senior Manager of Data Collaboration & Risk and Resilience

Chloe to join IAPH’s UK-based colleagues and become the seventh member of the Europe-based IAPH team...

Trump US energy emergency order should withstand court challenges

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | Energy

U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency to boost drilling and speed up pipeline construction should withstand court challenges but will not allow oil and gas producers to skirt all environmental laws, according to legal experts.

Trump’s USDA secretary pick led group opposed to ethanol, farm subsidies

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | Energy

President Donald Trump's pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs she could influence if confirmed, according to a Reuters review of the group's policy statements.

US Senate Committee advances Trump nominee to head Transportation Department

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines | Intermodal

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department.

Lyondell to begin closure of Houston refinery this weekend, sources say

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | Energy

LyondellBasell Industries will begin the permanent closure of its 263,776 barrel-per-day Houston refinery this coming weekend, said people familiar with plant operations.

Trump push to use tariffs to pay for tax cuts faces opposition in Congress

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing a plan to explicitly use revenue from higher tariffs on imported goods to help pay for extending trillions of dollars in tax cuts, an unprecedented shift likely to face opposition from many of his fellow Republicans in Congress.

Outrider deploys reinforcement learning AI to enhance distribution yard throughput

Outrider, the leader in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, announces its industry-first deployment of advanced reinforcement learning (RL) techniques to maximize freight throughput at customer sites. Outrider’s RL models increase path planning speed by 10x and enable the Outrider System to move freight more efficiently and safely through busy, complex distribution yards.

Brazil’s beef companies breathing easy over prospect of new Trump tariffs

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | International Trade

Brazilian beef companies do not expect to be hurt by potential new tariffs from President Donald Trump's administration because of low inventories of cattle in the U.S. and a sizable tariff that already exists on these exports.

Trump’s climate withdrawal creates rare discord with Big Oil

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | Energy

U.S. oil and gas producers are thrilled that President Donald Trump wants to encourage domestic energy development but say his decision to withdraw the United States from international climate cooperation will not help their investment plans in the global transition to cleaner energy.

China’s Vanke in talks to sell logistics firm stake to GIC, source says

Reuters | January 23, 2025 | Logistics

Indebted property developer China Vanke Co Ltd is in advanced talks to sell a controlling stake in VX Logistics to Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, a

Japan firms must prepare for Trump tariff fallout, Suntory chief says in Davos

Reuters | January 22, 2025 | International Trade

Trump threatens Russia, others with tariffs if Ukraine deal not reached

Reuters | January 22, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its war in Ukraine, and added that these could also be applied to "other participating countries."

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan misses estimates for fourth-quarter profit

Reuters | January 22, 2025 | Energy

Kinder Morgan fell short of Wall Street's expectations on Wednesday after the U.S. pipeline and terminal operator was hurt by lower crude and condesate transported through its pipelines.

SC Ports Weather Advisory for Jan. 23, 2025

AJOT | January 22, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Due to inclement weather, SC Port terminals in Charleston will be closed for motor carriers on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Inland Port Dillon and Inland Port Greer will operate under normal hours. See below for details