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High levels of know-how & efficiency with Balena Projects

AJOT | November 21, 2024 | Project / Heavy Lift | Maritime Project

We are pleased to approve Balena Projects as new members in Canada and the USA. The company are specialised in project cargo logistics and transportation with a professional, proactive and knowledgeable team. They hold CIFFA and FIATA certification.

MSC Announcement: Schedule updates and GRI

AJOT | November 21, 2024 | Maritime

Due to the ongoing challenging market situation generating congestion and schedule delays across the supply chain, MSC is planning the following sliding in week 51.

Port of Los Angeles exceeds 900,000 container units for fourth consecutive month

AJOT | November 21, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Ten months into 2024, the Port of Los Angeles has moved 8,491,420 TEUs, 19% ahead of its 2023 pace.

Port of Long Beach: Pier B Rail Facility Project update meeting set for Dec. 4

AJOT | November 21, 2024 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility project team will update the public on the Port of Long Beach project status during a virtual community meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4.

SAFEEN Group’s fully electric Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 achieves Guinness World Record™️

AJOT | November 21, 2024 | Green Shipping

Damen-built vessel scores most powerful electric tugboat accolade

Energy

AJOT | Top Story | November 21, 2024

Mullen ramping up for start of U.S. battery production

Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, announces today an update on the Company’s Fullerton, California, battery operations. The Fullerton facility is dedicated to producing next-generation, American-made, battery packs and modules, a critical component to the Company’s commitment to zero emissions and to reducing reliance on key battery components imported from foreign countries.

Cushman & Wakefield advises sale of a 393,484 SF state-of-the-art industrial asset in Phoenix Airport submarket

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airports

Built-in 2016, this cross-dock distribution center boasts a functional design and top-tier features, including a 36-foot clear height, 96 dock-high doors, and 62 trailer parking spaces. Strategically located near downtown Phoenix in the Sky Harbor Airport submarket, it offers quick access to both I-17 and I-10—two essential routes connecting the entire Phoenix metro area.

Landstar Grand Opening new facility in Crawfordsville, Indiana

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Trucking

Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR), a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of integrated freight transportation solutions, celebrated the grand opening of its new 8,000 square foot field operations center in Crawfordsville, Indiana, on Friday, Nov. 15.

Port Houston welcomes the MV Bahri Diriyah

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Maritime

Port Houston welcomed the Bahri Diriyah, a multipurpose dry cargo vessel, to its Turning Basin Terminal earlier this month. This vessel was making its maiden voyage to Houston from Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The arrival of the Bahri Diriyah underscores Port Houston’s role as a key gateway for international trade. It strengthens its strategic ties with the Middle East—a region that now represents 8% of the Port’s total market share.

IMO Gender Equality Award to go to maritime entrepreneur Karin Orsel

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Maritime

Ms. Karin Orsel, co-founder and CEO of the MF Shipping Group based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been selected to receive the 2025 IMO Gender Equality Award. 

AAR reports rail traffic for the week ending November 16, 2024

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail | By The Numbers

For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 516,886 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.2 percent compared with the same week last year.

New location, expanded capacity for MARS Winter Meeting, January 14–16, 2025

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

This premier rail industry meeting will feature experts discussing their perspectives on the issues and trends currently impacting freight rail operations and shipping. The new location—convenient to O’Hare International Airport—will allow for expanded capacity as well as enhanced speaker and sponsorship opportunities. The schedule includes a day-and-a-half of presentations and several networking opportunities.

FleetPulse expansion helps Canadian fleets address unique operational challenges

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Shipping Technology

FleetPulse’s OEM-grade technology provides critical insights that transform trailers into digital, strategic business assets. Through its customer-inspired platform and open API, FleetPulse delivers actionable insights and data that help fleets reduce costs, improve performance, and ensure safer operations.

Descartes’ Foreign Trade Zone solution simplifies customs clearance for ALS

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | International Trade

Automated Logistics Systems Simplifies Customs Clearance with Descartes Foreign Trade Zone Solution

Federal agencies announce new sustainable aviation fuel implementation framework to reduce U.S. aviation carbon emissions

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

An interagency team led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge Roadmap Implementation Framework...

What’s driving decreasing gasoline consumption in China?

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Energy | Conventional

Gasoline consumption in China has begun to fall in recent months amid increased sales of electric vehicles, slow economic growth, and population decline.

AST Reygar unveils BareFLEET: Transforming offshore wind SOV operations with real-time monitoring

AJOT | November 20, 2024 | Energy | Alternative

The offshore wind industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, with wind farms expanding into deeper waters and further from shore. To meet the rising demand for efficient maintenance and operations, Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) play a critical role in enabling wind farm operators to transport technicians and equipment to turbines, even in challenging sea conditions.

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