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Biden envoy says that automating ports doesn’t have to cost jobs
The White House’s supply-chain envoy said the ports and logistics industry must move toward automation, a sticking point in protracted contract talks between US West…
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FERNRIDE & TERBERG collaborate to bring automated terminal tractors to series production
Industry leaders join forces to offer teleoperated and autonomous driving capabilities ready for commercial use
Key N. Ireland party casts doubt on Sunak’s Brexit solution
Northern Ireland’s main unionist party is still analyzing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal and won’t make a “knee-jerk” decision on whether to accept it,…
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IAG Cargo commits to paperless air waybills
• IAG Cargo introduces a charging fee for paper air waybills (AWB) to encourage adoption of the electronic air waybill (eAWB) • From 3rd April,…
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Innovation in ground handling: Fraport tests autonomous baggage and cargo tractor 
Trial run of self-driving electric vehicle underway at Frankfurt Airport – Eight-kilometer-long test route in airport’s secure area – Results key to efficient processes
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Europe’s parched lifeline flashes trade disruption warning
Shallow waters on the Rhine are disrupting barge traffic, an early indicator the continent may need to brace for a redux of the economic shock…
Yen at risk of being dragged down by Japan’s sputtering exports
The yen has room to weaken further as Japan’s deteriorating international trade position adds to pressure to maintain a softer currency, potentially hindering the Bank…
Korea’s export slump deepens on drag from global slowdown, chips
South Korea’s export slump deepened in February as slowing global demand and a plunge in chip prices weighed, clouding the outlook for an economy already…
US firms turn more negative on China as economy, tensions bite
American companies in China turned much more pessimistic over the past year, with disruptions from the Covid Zero policy hitting profits and ever-worsening relations between…
China’s imports of Russian uranium spark fear of new arms race
Russian nuclear fuel deliveries to a new Chinese reactor are raising US concerns about the potential to produce weapons-grade plutonium.