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South Korea orders air safety probe after worst crash in country kills 179

Reuters | December 30, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered an emergency safety inspection on Monday of the country's entire airline operation system as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster in the country.

Understanding the role of drayage companies in Houston logistics

AJOT | December 30, 2024 | Trucking

Houston is a major hub for logistics and trade, thanks to its strategic location and proximity to the Port of Houston.

Jeju Air shares slump to record low after deadly plane crash

Reuters | December 29, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

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

Reuters | December 27, 2024 | Intermodal | Rail

Shipping Technology

Manik Mehta | Top Story | December 27, 2024

AI summit in NYC unlocks potential for logistics

The scenes could have well been from a sci-fi movie, with ant-like robots crawling around or humanoid figures greeting visitors, but these were played out at the AI Summit in New York

Air Cargo

Stuart Todd | Top Story | December 27, 2024

E-commerce is air cargo golden egg but there’s a downside

Cross-border e-commerce has indisputably become air cargo’s golden egg in recent years to a point where it is no exaggeration to suggest that it is fast-becoming the sector’s leading commodity surpassing general cargo.

CMA CGM Announcement: ISPS Terminal - Croatia

AJOT | December 27, 2024 | Maritime

CMA CGM informs its customers of the amount of the ISPS (International Ship & Port facility Security code) Terminal surcharge in Croatia (Ploce and Rijeka)

Air Cargo

Stuart Todd | Top Story | December 27, 2024

Take-off of French cargo airship startup Flying Whales neither smooth nor simple but investors keep faith

The take-off of French cargo airship startup Flying Whales is proving neither smooth nor simple despite being vaunted as a prime example of the low-carbon transport of the future.

U.S. International Investment Position, 3rd Quarter 2024

AJOT | December 27, 2024 | International Trade

Big Oil backtracks on renewables push as climate agenda falters

Reuters | December 27, 2024 | Energy

Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down - and at times reversing - climate commitments in a shift that they are likely to stick with in 2025.

Russia says Azerbaijan Airlines flight which crashed diverted amid fog and Ukrainian drone alert

Reuters | December 27, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Passengers on crashed plane say they heard at least one loud bang before it went down

Reuters | December 27, 2024 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Two passengers on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia.