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CMA CGM Overweight Surcharge (OWS) - dry cargo from the Mediterranean to East Africa

AJOT | January 27, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

International Trade

Reuters | Top Story | January 27, 2025

US, Colombia reach deal on deportations; tariffs, sanctions put on hold

The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

Kazakhstan’s daily oil output at record high amid Chevron-led expansion

Reuters | January 27, 2025 | Energy

Oil production in Kazakhstan reached a daily record high of 278,499 metric tons on Sunday just after it embarked on an expansion of its largest oilfield, Chevron-led Tengiz, according to official data.

Ryanair beats profit forecast on improving fares, trims traffic outlook

Reuters | January 27, 2025 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Ryanair reported better than expected profits for the final three months of 2024 on Monday and Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said he was "cautiously optimistic" about fares for the coming summer on constrained capacity in Europe.

Trump slaps tariffs on Colombia after it turns back migrant deportation planes

Reuters | January 27, 2025 | International Trade

President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would impose sweeping retaliatory measures on Colombia, including tariffs and sanctions, after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of the new U.S. administration's immigration crackdown.

New Research: 88% of high-growth companies look to tech to tackle trade challenges

AJOT | January 24, 2025 | Logistics | Supply Chain | By The Numbers

Descartes Systems Group, released findings from its study What Companies are Doing to Tackle Escalating Global Supply Chain Challenges. The study shows that 74% of the supply chain and logistics leaders surveyed view technology as fundamental or highly important to their organization’s growth strategy in the face of rising global trade challenges, such as tariffs and trade barriers, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical instability.

Port of Seattle Statement on importance of industrial lands

AJOT | January 24, 2025 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Port of Seattle issued the following statement in response to today’s Seattle City Council committee hearing on Council Bill 120933...

New solar plants to power majority of US electricity generation growth, EIA says

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | Energy | Alternative

The U.S. Energy Information Agency expects growth in U.S. power generation over the next two years to be mostly driven by new solar plants, it said on Friday.

UAB-Online identifies key maritime industry trends

AJOT | January 24, 2025 | Maritime

Shell completes acquisition of combined-cycle power plant in priority U.S. trading market

AJOT | January 24, 2025 | Energy

OPEC+ yet to react to Trump call for lower oil prices

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | Energy

OPEC+ has yet to react to a call from U.S. President Donald Trump for lower oil prices, with delegates from the group pointing to a plan already in place to start raising oil output from April.

BMW joins Chinese EV makers in filing EU court challenge to tariffs

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | International Trade

BMW has joined Chinese producers in filing a challenge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against EU tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs), according to a filing on the court's website.

International Paper gains EU nod for $7.2 billion DS Smith buy

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity

U.S.-based International Paper secured EU clearance for its 5.8-billion-pound ($7.2 billion) acquisition of UK rival DS Smith with a pledge to sell assets to address competition concerns.

Blackstone to buy $1 billion Virginia power plant near data centers

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | Energy

The unit of Blackstone dedicated to investments in the energy industry has agreed to acquire Potomac Energy Center, the asset manager told Reuters on Thursday, in a deal symbolizing the allure to investors of power plants sited near data centers.

Louisiana’s Argent LNG sets deal with government of Bangladesh

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | Energy

Argent LNG, which is developing a 25 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) LNG facility in Louisiana, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government of Bangladesh to purchase up to 5 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually, the company said in a statement on Friday.

Russia’s railways grapple with Asia pivot, sanctions and labour shortages

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | Intermodal | Rail

Japan’s JERA plans to expand US LNG purchases to diversify energy supply

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | Energy

Maersk not returning to the Gulf of Aden for now

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Maersk will continue to divert vessels away from the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea and toward the southern tip of Africa despite Yemen's Houthis announcing they will curb their attacks on ships, the container shipping giant said on Friday.

Aerospace suppliers scramble to cushion blow of looming Trump tariffs

Reuters | January 24, 2025 | International Trade

Canadian helicopter parts supplier Optima Aero is already moving inventory south of the border to minimize the risk from potential tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | January 24, 2025

Port of Los Angeles processed 10.3 million TEUs in 2024

At the Port of Los Angeles “State of the Port” Eugene Seroka, Executive Director, announced that “in 2024, the Port of Los Angeles moved 10.3 million TEUs. That is our second-best year in the 117-year history of the Port of Los Angeles ... and nearly a 20% increase in volume over 2023. In fact, we moved 1.7 million more TEUs than last year, which is the largest incremental gain we’ve ever seen.”

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