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The International Air Transport Association has sharply criticized proposals to extend the European Union Emissions Trading System beyond Europe's borders, warning that the move could provoke international disputes, undermine European competitiveness and complicate global aviation decarbonization efforts.
IATA Director General Willie Walsh called the proposal a repeat of an approach abandoned more than a decade ago amid opposition to the EU applying its emissions rules to international flights beyond its jurisdiction.
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GEODIS has introduced electric delivery vehicles for last-mile operations in Vietnam, becoming one of the first logistics providers to deploy electric-powered urban distribution in the country.
The initiative supports business-to-business and business-to-consumer deliveries for luxury and retail customers in Ho Chi Minh City using VinFast EC ...
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DHL Group and solar technology manufacturer LONGi Solar have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand renewable-energy deployment across DHL's European facilities while strengthening logistics support for LONGi's growing solar and battery storage businesses.
The agreement combines the installation of LONGi's high-efficiency solar technologies on DHL ...
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The expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime transportation is adding another layer of emissions costs and compliance requirements for shipping companies, with BIMCO warning shipowners and charterers to review contracts governing responsibility for emissions allowances.
The UK ETS expanded to maritime activity July ...
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TOTE Services has been awarded a contract valued at up to US$2.2 billion to serve as Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program, extending a commercial-style shipbuilding management model previously used on the National Security Multi-Mission ...
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Global grain shipments rose 13 percent year over year during the first half of 2026, helping support freight demand for smaller dry bulk vessels even as BIMCO warned that weather risks, fertilizer shortages and slowing production could weaken the market later this year.
The shipping association ...
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Airlines continued to modernize their fleets and expand global air transport in 2025, according to the International Air Transport Association's annual World Air Transport Statistics, underscoring long-term shifts that influence passenger networks and the belly cargo capacity supporting international freight.
The annual statistical review, based on ...
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Small business confidence was little changed in the second quarter, but the stability masks growing pressure from inflation and a pullback in investment plans, according to the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index.
The quarterly index registered 66.5, compared with 67.0 in the first ...
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The U.S. is increasingly viewed abroad as an unreliable partner whose foreign policy gives little consideration to other countries’ interests, adding another layer of uncertainty to an international trading system already strained by tariffs and geopolitical conflict.
A Pew Research Center survey of 42,151 adults in ...
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FBJNA’s Container Market Signals – Spot container freight rates showed their first broad signs of easing this week as early peak season demand moderated and carriers continued restoring capacity, according to weekly market updates from Drewry and Xeneta.
Both indexes reported declines on the major Asia-U.S. ...
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