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Fitch Affirms Cleveland, OH’s Airport Revs at ‘BBB+’; Outlook Revised to Positive

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Air Cargo | Airports

CargoNet: Labor Day Weekend Cargo Theft Trends and Security Tips

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | International Trade

Holiday periods are known for increased risk of cargo theft because cargo thieves look to exploit an abundance of unattended trucks and closed warehouse facilities.

AAPA announces 2018 port industry recognition program winners

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Ports & Terminals

Hermes Germany and SEKO Logistics join hands

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Logistics

Hermes gears up for global activity: As of 1 September 2018, Hermes Germany will be taking over SEKO Logistics GmbH with offices in Bremen and Frankfurt and become its legal successor.

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | August 29, 2018

US scraps tariffs on Canadian paper in win for publishers

An independent U.S. federal agency ruled that Canadian paper imports don’t hurt American producers, delivering a surprise decision that eliminates tariffs that had raised prices and squeezed margins at struggling newspapers.

Watered-down whiskey is lesson in futility

Bloomberg | August 29, 2018 | International Trade

Rail traffic for the week ending August 25, 2018

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 25, 2018.

Boeing, GOL debut airline’s first 737 MAX airplane

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Air Cargo

Fleet Advantage promotes Hendrix to Senior Director Fleet Services

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Trucking

Heaviest transformer transport ever in South German County

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project | Intermodal Project

Kuebler Spedition, member to the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network in Germany, reported about their transport of a 272 ton heavy transformer from Nijmegen, Netherlands to a jobsite in Kupferzell, Germany.

Roofing ceremony for new logistics centre in Eschweiler, Germany

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Logistics

Garbe Industrial Real Estate GmbH and the Aachen-based logistics company Hammer GmbH & Co. KG today celebrated the roofing ceremony for the new logistics centre in Eschweiler, Germany, together with numerous guests from politics and business.

HullWiper secures first cleans at new Australian base

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Maritime

HullWiper Ltd’s underwater hull cleaning technology is marking a successful first month of operations at the Port of Townsville, Australia, with initial contracts already secured following its July 2018 launch.

ClassNK adds to RIMS portfolio of class approvals for the use of drones in enclosed spaces

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Maritime

Union Pacific reports PTC progress

AJOT | August 29, 2018 | Intermodal | Rail

Union Pacific continues to make significant progress implementing positive train control. The company will meet all required deadlines for installing PTC on its network.