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AJOT | Top Story | December 31, 2024

Forecast 2025: A welcome economic rebound

Clearing skies with a chance of showers. Businesses can look forward to a gradually improving operating environment in 2025, thanks to lower interest rates, moderating inflation, and steady if unspectacular growth in the nation’s overall economic activity.

Today’s gasoline prices / EIA

AJOT | December 31, 2024 | Energy

Today’s diesel prices / EIA

AJOT | December 31, 2024 | Energy

Two bulk carriers collide in China’s Yangtze river, Singapore’s port authority says

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | Maritime | Bulk

CMA CGM on Mayotte - Cyclone Chido

AJOT | December 31, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Ulsan Port Authority awards ‘2024 Best Tank Terminal’

AJOT | December 31, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

• Recognizing Excellence Among Ulsan Port’s Tank Terminals • Driving Global Competitiveness Through Enhanced Awareness and Reliability

Deadline announced for required filing of annual export strategies at FMC

AJOT | December 31, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC BRC - scope: Import ISC/ME - Indian Subcontinent/Middle East to USA

AJOT | December 31, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Effective February 1st, 2025, the BRC quantum for the month of February 2025 to be considered for the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East will be as follows.

MSC BRC - Import ISC/ME - Indian Subcontinent/Middle East to USA

AJOT | December 31, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Effective February 1st, 2025, the BRC quantum for the month of February 2025 to be considered for the Indian Subcontinent and Middle East will be as follows.

South Korean airport embankment in focus after deadly Jeju Air crash

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

South Korea ramped up investigations on Tuesday into the cause of its deadliest domestic air accident as police scrambled to identify victims, while families of those killed in this week's crash of a Jeju Air jet pushed for more details.

MSC BRC - update scope: WCSA to USA

AJOT | December 31, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

China Dec factory activity expands at slower pace as trade risks rise

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | International Trade

Wizz Air says 40 planes to stay grounded through fiscal 2026 amid engine woes

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Wizz Air on Tuesday said it had signed a new support agreement with defence and aerospace firm RTX's Pratt & Whitney amid engine woes, adding that it expects 40 of its planes to stay grounded through fiscal year 2026.

Beijing unveils plans to boost driverless vehicle use in capital

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | Trucking

China's capital Beijing passed new regulations on Tuesday to encourage autonomous driving technology in the city, with authorities planning to eventually allow driverless public buses and taxis.

Brazil to work toward Mercosur-UAE deal in coming months, Lula tells UAE president

Reuters | December 31, 2024 | International Trade

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told his Emirati counterpart on Monday that Brazil will work to seal a deal between South American trade bloc Mercosur and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in coming months.