BloombergMore from BloombergGlobal Trade & EconomicsKuwait Exports First Shipment of Jet Fuel From New Zour RefineryThe second and third phases of the refinery will follow, until full capacity of 615,000 barrels is reached early in 2023.November 29, 2022Global Trade & EconomicsChina Economy Braces for Further Slump as COVID, Protests SpreadDemonstrations erupted in cities like Beijing and Shanghai over the weekend as residents vented anger against the virus controls.November 29, 2022Ocean TransportationFrench Shipping Giant Delivers Gloomy Outlook After Hefty ProfitThe warning from the world’s third-largest container line is bleaker than in September, when the closely held company signaled the start of a slowdown.November 28, 2022Air CargoBerlin Runway Invasion Shows Hubs Vulnerable to Climate ProtestsThe Berlin incursion by Letzte Generation, or Last Generation, closed both runways, leading five services to be canceled and delaying departures and arrivals, while 15 inbound flights already en route had to be diverted.November 28, 2022Global Trade & EconomicsDutch Resist U.S. Call to Ban More Chip Equipment Sales to ChinaThe European country dominates one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge chipmaking equipment that has become a focus of the U.S. government’s attempts to limit China.November 23, 2022Ocean TransportationOil Freight at $100,000 Piles Pressure on Crude MarketsThe escalating shipping costs, however, are being offset by falling spot premiums in the current cycle even for OPEC producers’ crude, traders said.November 23, 2022Global Trade & EconomicsChina Considers Emergency Use of BioNTech Vaccine for ForeignersThough the vast majority of the country’s population has already been vaccinated, Chinese authorities have relied on locally developed shots like those from state-backed Sinopharm and Sinovac.November 22, 2022Air CargoAirlines Still See Return to Profit Next Year in First Since 2019Carriers should achieve positive earnings in 2023 for the first time since 2019, before the Coronavirus pandemic roiled global travel.November 22, 2022Rail & IntermodalRail Workers Angry Over Schedules Are Voting on Polarizing Deal to Avoid StrikeA no-vote by the two largest rail unions on November 20 could lead to a crippling rail walkout in early December unless Congress steps in.November 21, 2022Last Mile DeliveryShoppers Spend Less, Leaving Companies That Deliver Goods Empty for the HolidaysPeople increasingly want to spend their money in stores, which is bad news for parcel and last-mile delivery companies that benefitted from the online-shopping boom.November 21, 2022Previous PagePage 148 of 357Next Page