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East Java Mutipurpose Terminal services its first container ship

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) operation in Indonesia, successfully welcomed its first container ship since commencing operations at the new deep-water terminal in mid-October.

13th Annual Port Freeport Golf Tournament raises funds for Texas Port Ministry

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Ports & Terminals

Port Freeport Commission and staff present a $85,000 check to Texas Port Ministry.

CMA CGM PSS - Reefers from Chile & Peru to North Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, Middle East Gulf & Indian Subcontinent

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Preliminary U.S. imports for consumption of steel products November 2024

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | International Trade | Commodity

Crowley awards Maine Maritime Academy cadets with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Cadets Anna LaDue and Odegaard Fields from Maine Maritime Academy have been awarded the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship.

[Freightos Weekly Update] Frontloading continues to put pressure on transpacific rates

International Trade

Reuters | Top Story | December 23, 2024

Biden launches new US trade probe into legacy Chinese chips

The Biden administration on Monday announced a last-minute trade investigation into Chinese-made "legacy" semiconductors that could heap more U.S. tariffs on chips from China that power everyday goods from autos to washing machines to telecoms gear.

Swiss business gets Christmas bonus from EU trade deal

Reuters | December 23, 2024 | International Trade

Honda and Nissan start merger talks in historic pivot

Reuters | December 23, 2024 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Honda and Nissan have started talks toward a potential merger, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to some of the world's best known car makers.

Brazil’s Petrobras to sign deal for four new support vessels built locally

Reuters | December 23, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Brazil's Transpetro, a unit of state-run oil firm Petrobras, said on Monday that local shipbuilding firms Ecovix and Mac Laren had won a tender to build four new coastal vessels for $69.5 million per vessel.

Vietnam to start construction of new railway linking with China by end-2025

Reuters | December 22, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Brazil bridge collapses, spilling sulfuric acid into river

Reuters | December 22, 2024 | Trucking

A bridge connecting two states in Brazil's northern and northeastern regions collapsed on Sunday as vehicles were crossing, killing at least one person and spilling sulfuric acid into the Tocantins River.

China’s Nio says new Firefly EV to go on sale in Europe in H1 2025

Reuters | December 22, 2024 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

BTS Data reveals long-term trend in North American freight trucking

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Intermodal | Trucking

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics North American freight data, a long-term trend is emerging between U.S., Canada, and Mexico freight trucking. This report provides the data behind these trends in North American freight flows, highlighting changes since 2017 in the volume and value of truck traffic between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

DAT: November truckload volumes lagged robust October

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Trucking | By The Numbers

After gaining momentum throughout the year, last month’s spot truckload freight volumes retreated to their lowest point since January, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the DAT One freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service.

S&P Global: Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, NY Series 2025A revenue bonds assigned ‘A+’ rating; outlook stable

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | International Trade

Report on Opportunities for Maritime Highway Transportation in the Gulf of Mexico, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea System

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Maritime

The U.S. Marine Highway System consists of thousands of miles of navigable channels, waterways, rivers, bays, coasts, the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The goal of the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) U.S. Marine Highway Program (USMHP) is to expand the use of the Nation’s navigable waters to relieve landside congestion, reduce emissions, and generate other public benefits by increasing the efficiency of the surface transportation system.

13.1% November increase for inbound boxes as volume gain strengthens

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports | By The Numbers

The ten largest US ports showed a 13.1% year over year gain in inbound volume in November. That was well above October's 9.7% gain and slightly above the 12.2% increase in September. The November growth marks fourteen straight months of increases in inbound volume.

NCFO members vote to ratify national agreement with NCCC

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

The National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) is pleased to announce the ratification of a national collective bargaining agreement with the National Conference of Firemen & Oilers (NFCO). The ratified contract, which will cover NCFO-represented freight rail employees through Dec. 31, 2029, is the third national agreement ratified this month after TCU and BRC members voted to finalize their contracts in recent weeks.

FedEx’s freight spinoff plan to fortify core business, boost industry

Reuters | December 20, 2024 | Trucking

FedEx's decision to spin off its freight truckload segment will strengthen the business while allowing the parcel delivery giant to better tackle challenges in its core operations, analysts said on Friday.

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