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Swiss government approves new climate goals after court rebuke

Reuters | January 29, 2025 | Energy | Alternative

LyondellBasell signs renewable power purchase agreements in Europe

Reuters | January 29, 2025 | Energy | Alternative

Petrochemicals manufacturer LyondellBasell said on Wednesday it has signed power purchase agreements in Europe for wind energy to support its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

LVMH considers widening US footprint as CEO Arnault expresses France fatigue

Reuters | January 29, 2025 | International Trade

Companies eye US expansion to lessen fallout from potential tariffs

Reuters | January 29, 2025 | International Trade

AI-driven vehicle inspection startup UVeye raises $191 million in equity, debt

Reuters | January 29, 2025 | Trucking

UVeye, a startup that uses AI-driven technology to inspect vehicles to avoid defects and target repairs, said on Wednesday it has raised $191 million in debt and equity to scale up production in North America and Europe.

US upstream oil and gas dealmaking hit $105 billion in 2024, Enverus says

Reuters | January 29, 2025 | Energy

Dealmaking in the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry hit $105 billion in 2024, the third highest annual total ever, but activity slowed in the second half as buyers found fewer targets to acquire, consultancy Enverus said on Wednesday.

Ryanair CEO O’Leary confident of Boeing’s 737 ramp-up, sees Trump support

Reuters | January 29, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ryanair is confident that Boeing will ramp up its production of 737 MAX jets to 38 per month this summer and that it will be allowed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to then increase that to 42, its CEO said on Wednesday.

Port of Savannah achieves 11.4 percent growth, Port of Brunswick up 7.5 percent

AJOT | January 28, 2025 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Ports & Terminals

The Georgia Ports Authority handled more than 2.8 million TEUs in fiscal year-to-date 2025 (July 1 – Dec. 31), an increase of 11.4 percent or nearly 300,000 TEUs in the Port of Savannah. In December, GPA handled more than 442,000 TEUs, an increase of 4.7 percent or 19,850 TEUs compared to December 2023.

Port Houston record-breaking volume in 2024

AJOT | January 28, 2025 | Maritime | Bulk | Ports & Terminals

Tonnage and containers up at Houston’s Public Terminals

US buyers face higher costs if Trump pursues copper, aluminium tariffs

Reuters | January 28, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on U.S. copper and aluminium imports will result in higher costs for local consumers because of a shortfall in domestic production, analysts and industry participants said on Tuesday.

BMW CEO proposes cutting EU tariff on US vehicle imports to 2.5%

Reuters | January 28, 2025 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

BMW will propose this week that the European Union lower its tariff on U.S. car imports to 2.5% from 10%, in line with the current U.S. import tariff, the German automaker's CEO Oliver Zipse said on Tuesday.

CN reaches new tentative collective agreement with IBEW

AJOT | January 28, 2025 | Intermodal | Rail

CN announced today that a new tentative four-year collective agreement has been reached with International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW).

CAGTC congratulates USDOT Secretary Duffy on swift confirmation

AJOT | January 28, 2025 | Intermodal

Begeman appointed to CSX board of directors

CSX Corporation today announced that Ann Begeman has been appointed to the company's board of directors.

Trump emphasizes ‘fair’ trade relations in call with India’s Modi, White House says

Reuters | January 28, 2025 | International Trade

U.S. President Donald Trump stressed the importance of India buying more American-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said.

Chevron partners with Engine No. 1, GE Vernova to power US data centers

Reuters | January 28, 2025 | Energy

Energy major Chevron said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with investment firm Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova to build natural gas-based power plants to run co-located data centers in the U.S.

Canada to speak to partners in a bid to fend off US tariffs, says minister

Reuters | January 28, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Monday she would soon be talking to counterparts in allied nations in a bid to fend off tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose.

US Senate votes to confirm Trump nominee to head Transportation Department

Reuters | January 28, 2025 | Intermodal

US to withdraw from climate deal on Jan. 27, 2026, says UN

Reuters | January 28, 2025 | Energy | Alternative

The United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Jan. 27, 2026, the United Nations said on Tuesday after Washington formally notified Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of President Donald Trump's decision to quit.