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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission, an independent agency responsible for regulating the U.S. international ocean transportation system, has launched an investigation into whether upcoming Canadian regulations on ballast water management systems in the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes trade unfairly impact U.S. flagged vessels.

Of the 902 smoke plumes inspected by the Coast Guard aircraft in 2023, one in twenty did not meet environmental standards. Additionally, the discharge of non-oil waste is increasing, and dozens of ships are operating without AIS beacons or in incorrect locations.

Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker, Heart Aerospace, announces a significant milestone with the opening of a new Research and Development hub in the United States. This strategic move comes as the company prepares to enter a new phase of hardware testing in the development of its first regional hybrid-electric airplane, the ES-30.

U.S. President Joe Biden has announced new tariffs on Chinese imports, a move that could further disrupt global supply chains and increase costs.

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe and its allies have looked for ways to curb Moscow’s fossil fuel revenues without inflicting higher energy costs on their own citizens. The latest plan: ban use of European Union ports for re-exporting liquefied natural gas.

Group reports best-ever financial performance with record profit of AED 18.7 billion (US$ 5.1 billion), up 71% from last year, record revenue, and record level of cash assets.

In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked a couple of mothers from our network to share their experience with motherhood and how they combine it with a job in logistics. You can read the perspectives of Ruth, our Event & business coordinator and Lyanne, our Managing Director below. Happy reading!

Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group is in discussions with new and existing markets around the world to recruit thousands of workers to staff its ships and private destinations to keep up with record cruise demand.

Terminal operator DP World has completed the acquisition of Savan Logistics which operates the Savannakhet dry port in Laos, in the country’s first special economic zone.

The teu tsunami coming out of Asian yards shows no let-up, but for the time being the armada of newbuilds is being absorbed with liner executives confident of decent financial results for the coming months.

For our next Atlas member interview, we talked to Arthur Chang from Taipei, Taiwan. He explained what it was like to grow up in a family of freight forwarders, how he was born to do this job and how it became his duty to continue his mother’s company.

For this week’s interview, we sat down with Brett Ouellette from Detroit, United States. He talked to us about their seamless transition to a remote workplace during the pandemic and the difficulties domestic logistics agents faced in the US.