American Journal of Transportation

AJOT Insight: Can OCEANIX Busan’s Floating City defend against sea level rise? #maritime At the South Korean port city of Busan, a prototype 15-acre floating community is being designed as a possible defense against sea level rise, according to Marc Collins Chen, co-founder of New York-based Oceanix, the project developer. OCEANIX, a blue tech company based in New York, led a team of designers, engineers, and sustainability experts in designing the flood-proof prototype. The BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and SAMOO (Samsung Group) were the lead architects of OCEANIX Busan, unveiled at the Second UN Roundtable on Sustainable Floating Cities. https://lnkd.in/eWnRSa5R

AJOT Premium Article: One of the biggest beneficiaries of the USMCA is the perishables business and improvements in cold storage and transport pave the way for greater efficiencies. #coldstorage | #logistics | #shipping | #supplychain https://lnkd.in/dXWVgkg4

Schneider’s unique #intermodal service and extensive experience unlocks customer growth and flexibility in Mexico #shipping | #transportation | #logistics https://lnkd.in/dFVywudd

AJOT Premium Article: Is Mexico becoming China’s “back door” to U.S.? Data says: Not yet https://lnkd.in/en4Yzkxi

Warehouse employees no longer spend “long, tedious hours doing manual inventory counts working on forklifts. There is less likelihood of misplacing products. Gather AI is up to 15 times faster than manual cycle counting.” Gather CEO and co-founder, Sankalp Arora, quoted in this article in American Journal of Transportation by Chris Barnett. on how warehouse automation is now experiencing expansion in unexpected niches. Read about more advances in automation here 👇

One-of-a-kind bridge links pedestrian trails over busy Texas highway https://lnkd.in/eus72kvX

DHL, the leading global brand in the logistics industry, and Google, one of the largest technology companies in the world, have announced a partnership to utilize the DHL Express GoGreen Plus service with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The initiative includes express #shipping of Google devices in the Devices & Services business unit across the Americas, Asia, and Europe, and is part of Google’s push towards encouraging existing decarbonization technologies in #aircargo #transportation. https://lnkd.in/eNjZd2p7

World’s largest industrial warehouse owner says customer demand is subdued but improving #shipping | #logistics | #suppychain | Prologis Freight https://lnkd.in/e6xC2eHc

#China’s textile #exports recover after the pandemic slump #internationaltrade | #shipping | #imports https://lnkd.in/eJsd8Q6W

AJOT Premium Article: Four years ago, the U.S. – Mexico - Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement became effective, replacing and updating the much-debated North American Freight Trade Agreement (NAFTA.) The Agreement was signed on November 30, 2018, following much debate from varied shareholders. When USMCA became effective in July 2020, The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) applauded the new agreement, which was viewed as beneficial to all three countries, leading to freer markets and trade and stimulating economic growth. #internationaltrade | #shipping