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Parade helps Covenant Logistics power the move to digital bookings

AJOT | June 03, 2022 | Shipping Technology

International Trade

Bloomberg | Top Story | June 03, 2022

US crackdown on forced labor in China risks further supply chaos

Pandemic and war have upended American supply chains. The next shock may come from the US campaign against human-rights abuses in China.

Global food prices stay near record as Ukraine war upends trade

Bloomberg | June 03, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

US adds 71 Russia, Belarus entities to restricted business list

Bloomberg | June 02, 2022 | International Trade

Baby-formula makers tell Biden they foresaw dire shortages

Bloomberg | June 02, 2022 | Air Cargo | Charters

President Joe Biden defended his administration’s response to a national baby formula shortage, saying he acted as soon he became aware of the crisis in April -- even as manufacturers told him Wednesday they saw it coming months earlier.

International Trade

AJOT | Top Story | June 02, 2022

Inflation is Inevitably Affecting the Global Supply Chain System: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The prevalence of global inflation, at least over the course of the past year, has been significantly on the rise. In fact, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), inflation rates around the world have recently reached an average of 8.7 percent.

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | June 02, 2022

Port of Oakland, USDA jump-starting ag exports again

Restoration of vessel calls still needed to resolve supply chain woes

Supply snarls promise Southeast Asia bigger slice of trade pie

Bloomberg | June 02, 2022 | International Trade

Trade disruptions from China’s lockdowns and the war in Ukraine are seen doing for Southeast Asia what the US’s spat with Beijing couldn’t meaningfully do -- redistribute supply chains.

Biden Administration announces over $368 million in grants to improve rail infrastructure, enhance and strengthen supply chains

AJOT | June 02, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

46 projects in 32 states to modernize rail across rural & urban communities will enable economic growth

Deltamarin to design climate-friendly train ferry for Fennorail

Deltamarin has signed a contract with Oy Fennorail Ltd for conceptual design of the EUROCARRIER train ferry capable of carrying both train and truck cargo.

CMA CGM local port charge - Cork, Dublin & Belfast, Ireland

AJOT | June 02, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM local port charge - Gijon, Spain

AJOT | June 02, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Port of Rotterdam Authority accelerates the reduction of its own carbon emissions

AJOT | June 02, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

• Climate neutral as early as now, due to full compensation of current emissions • Carbon emissions Port Authority: –75% in 2025, –90% in 2030 • Ambition: first emission-free (patrol) vessels as from 2025

CMA CGM weight charge - exports from Barcelona, Bilbao, Castellon, Gijon, Sagunto, Valencia & Vigo, Spain

AJOT | June 02, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

World’s biggest truck manufacturer says chip crunch easing

Bloomberg | June 02, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Daimler Truck Holding AG sees promising signs of moving past the prolonged chip shortage that has beset manufacturers globally, the head of the company’s Mercedes truck brand said.

CMA CGM THC update - Manila & Batangas, Philippines import/export

AJOT | June 02, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM THC update - Italy import/export for July 1st

AJOT | June 02, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

China warns US ban on Xinjiang goods to ‘severely disrupt’ ties

Bloomberg | June 02, 2022 | International Trade

China warned the US that a law banning imports from Xinjiang unless companies prove they’re free of forced labor would “severely” damage ties, escalating a dispute between the nations over human rights.