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Texas natural-gas pipeline eases bottlenecks, paves way for higher shale output

Reuters | October 18, 2024 | Energy

Shipping giants reinforce confidence in Gemini alliance service reliability ambitions

AJOT | October 18, 2024 | Maritime

The Gemini Cooperation, which comprises the two ocean container shipping giants, will begin operating on 1 February next year, with a new hub and spoke approach of mainliner and transshipment services designed to increase reliability.

Eng Kong installed Singapore’s first automated seal dispenser system at one of their container depots

AJOT | October 18, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Equipment and Tech

EKH Pte Ltd. has installed and customized Singapore’s first automated container seal dispenser systems to fit their depot’s Container Management Systems (CMS) systems.

PSA celebrates groundbreaking for its new supply chain hub

AJOT | October 18, 2024 | Logistics

PSA Singapore (PSA) has unveiled the PSA Supply Chain Hub @ Tuas (PSCH), a central part of its strategic expansion within Tuas Port, at its groundbreaking ceremony today. This state-of-the-art facility, scheduled to be ready by 2027, is poised to transform the logistics and supply chain landscape in Singapore.

DAT: September ‘firmly into a new truckload freight cycle’

AJOT | October 18, 2024 | Trucking | By The Numbers

DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service, said truckload freight volumes and rates in September signaled that the usual cyclical demand for truckload capacity is on the upswing.

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | October 17, 2024

Federal, state leaders cut the ribbon on Quonset’s reconstructed Pier 1 South

Federal, state and local leaders joined the Quonset Development Corporation today for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the reopening of the Port of Davisville’s Pier 1 South after 19 months of construction.

Globe Air Cargo and Air Serbia launch strategic partnership to expand cargo operations in the USA

AJOT | October 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Globe Air Cargo, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has formed a strategic partnership with Air Serbia, the national airline of Serbia, to enhance cargo operations across the United States.

GM, Foxconn to swap imports to Mexico for local production, official says

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | International Trade

U.S. automaker General Motors and Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn will announce plans to swap out imports to Mexico for production in the country later this month, the nation's deputy economy minister said on Wednesday.

SC Ports CEO: 10 million TEUs of capacity, rail capabilities support customers’ growth in booming Southeast

AJOT | October 17, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail | Ports & Terminals

In her third State of the Port address, South Carolina Ports President and CEO Barbara Melvin reinforced how SC Ports is a powerful gateway for shippers seeking reliable, highly productive port service in the thriving U.S. Southeast market.

Yellen says high US tariff wall ‘deeply misguided’, would raise prices

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | International Trade

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will say on Thursday that walling off the U.S. economy as proposed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be "deeply misguided," raising prices for American consumers and making U.S. companies less competitive.

Loadsmart’s look ahead: An analysis of key freight & economic indicators to watch in October 2024

AJOT | October 17, 2024 | Trucking

Full truckload market overview

BP weighs sale of minority stake in offshore wind business, sources say

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | Energy | Alternative

BP is considering selling a minority stake in its offshore wind business, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter, the latest effort by CEO Murray Auchincloss to scale back the energy company's focus on renewables.

Environment groups call on Holcim to cut carbon footprint ahead of US spinoff

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

U.S. environmental groups have stepped up a campaign to get cement maker Holcim to curb its carbon footprint, writing to its chairman and potential investors in its North American business before it is spun off next year.

Cheniere Energy moves closer to starting new Texas LNG export operation

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | Energy | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

The BATT Coalition proposes tax reforms to spur greater domestic independence

AJOT | October 17, 2024 | Energy | Alternative | International Trade

MSC GRI - scope: Import Indian Subcontinent/Middle East to USA (ISC/ME)

AJOT | October 17, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC GRI - scope: Import Indian Subcontinent/Middle East to USA (ISC/ME)

AJOT | October 17, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Teamsters charge Waymo with violating San Francisco anti-corruption law

AJOT | October 17, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports | Trucking

Air Cargo

AJOT | Top Story | October 17, 2024

Five manatees rehabilitated at Ohio zoos flown back to Florida facilities to prepare for home waters

Five manatees were flown more than 1,000 miles to their temporary homes in Florida, marking a crucial conservation achievement following over two years of successful rescue efforts by four zoological and marine institutions.