Quebec Taxes Diesel, Federal Carbon Price Spares Truckers
Quebec's carbon price applies to diesel fuel. The federal carbon price does not. Truckers, from the perspective of carbon pricing, were consumers. The carbon price for consumers was zero-rated a year ago.
Shipping Confidence Hinges on Iran Conflict Ending Soon
Ok but the real question is when will shipping feel confident enough to return to normal?
Singapore Airlines Slashes Award Tickets 30% for April
Singapore Airlines Just Cut Award Prices 30% For April — Including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco And Seattle - View from the Wing https://t.co/gRW4bh4YEY
AA Pays $4K to Relinquish Seat, Still Div
American Airlines Offered $4,000 To Give Up A Seat To Aspen — The Flight Diverted Anyway - View from the Wing https://t.co/brOlQ1bdWb
Iran's Reliability Questioned After Houthi Betrayals
Can Iran be trusted that any ship can pass except US and Israel.? Here is how trustworthy their Houthi allies were.
Thompson Secures Major Lufthansa Group Seat Deal
Thompson is the big winner in Lufthansa Group's latest business seat choices, as management snaps up off-the-shelf Vantage XL for Discover Airlines, Edelweiss and Lufthansa's A380s. ZIM, RECARO and Panasonic have also secured work packages. https://t.co/aDYxUsv2V0 #PaxEx https://t.co/hViBepGRYW
Southwest Exits O'Hare After Five Years of Struggle
Southwest Airlines is pulling out of Chicago O'Hare Airport, roughly five years after launching service there. Why couldn't Southwest make service to one of the country's biggest airports work? https://t.co/YMtjlamyTo
Global Shipping Chaos Raises Costs for Everyone
More than 100 cargo ships are stuck in the Persian Gulf. Nearby ports are packed with redirected cargo. Costs are being driven up globally. NOBODY IS SPARED FROM THE TRUMP- NETANYAHU WAR TAX. https://t.co/EF8fmqKgiV
Greek Shipowners Sabotage EU Sanctions for Putin Profits
Greece' shipping oligarchs fatally undermined the maritime services ban that should've been in the EU's 20th sanctions package. They're loyal only to money. If that means helping Putin, they fall over themselves doing it. No one should celebrate them... https://t.co/LOEwsvkjYG https://t.co/xUJgZVccK2
TSA Staffing Shortage Triggers Travel Delays, Cuts Airline Exposure
Shutdown strains air travel✈️: 50k TSA unpaid, absences causing long lines during record spring travel. Risk: delays and revenue hit. Trading insight: reduce US passenger-airline exposure. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA. More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Epic Type7 Rally Celebrates Luftgekuhlt Culture in Chiba
Dream day on the @type7 rally to @themagarigawaclub 🏁 Thank you to roundcatracing, luftgekuhlt and @pectokyo for your organization and support of this epic day in Chiba prefecture. Once in a lifetime to share this week together in celebration of luftgekuhlt...
Fuel Oil Prices Spike, Threatening Container Shipping Costs
COLUMN: While the price of Brent and WTI crudes remain well below their record high, the cost of fuel oil has surged above the 2022 and 2008 peaks. The surge is a big problem for the workhorse of globalisation: the container...
Emirates Nears Full Capacity, Boosting Stranded Passengers
Emirates says full capacity is coming “within days”... currently at ~61% pre-war schedule after 46,000+ cancellations since late February(subject to airspace and ops approvals). Good for passengers stuck or rerouted... the airline is trying to push hard to get back...
Electric Fleets Will Outpace Consumer EVs on Cost per Mile
Electric trucks and other electric commercial vehicles will take over their markets faster than personal electric cars. Fleet owners and operators care about cost per mile, not just up front cost. And electric drive trains are cheaper in energy and...
Sideways‑Steering Cars Could Redefine Urban Parking
𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀… 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗯. 🦀🚗 I recently came across Hyundai’s 𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, and it immediately made me think: why didn’t we build cars like this earlier? Each wheel can rotate independently. Which means the car can literally 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀. No awkward...
Iran's Hormuz Blockade Catches White House Off Guard
As they said at the White House, "who could have imagined Iran would block the Straits of Hormuz?"
Insurance Premiums, Not Blockades, Choke the Strait of Hormuz
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝘇 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁. Here's something most supply chain professionals don't fully appreciate — and probably should. Iran doesn't need to physically block the world's most critical oil chokepoint. They just need to...
LNG Fleet Shifts to Asia, China Eyes US Supply
⭕️A large number of LNG carriers were diverted from Europe to Asia. Will China restarts buying US LNG? Map form @Kpler I added the red arrows
Atlanta Needs Rail on Beltline, Not More Trees
Um, this seems largely due to the fact that the Beltline is basically the largest transit project in the U.S. with no trains on it. If we pay Trees Atlanta to plant stuff in places other than the Beltline (like parking...
Midwest Tight, West Coast Weak: Carriers Stay Put
Carriers should stay in the Midwest, where the conditions are extremely tight, while the West Coast remains weak
GCC Nations Reopen Civilian Flights Amid Turmoil
Mad love and respect to GCC countries for opening up their civilian air traffic in the midst of all of this. https://t.co/Bl9Wu5d731
Iran Says only US, Israel Barred From Hormuz
Any country except for US and Israel can pass through Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister says: NY Post
Hormuz Shipping Halt Threatens Billions; Resume for All
Because some folks seem confused: I think it’s really bad that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is halted, and it would be better for pretty well everyone (except Russia) if traffic resumes It will be utterly miserable for billions of...
Iran's “Open” Strait Claim Masks Ongoing Ship Attacks
“As a matter of fact, the Strait of Hormuz is open … It is only closed to the tankers and ships belong[ing] to our enemies, to those who are attacking us and their allies. Others are free to pass” -...
TSA, Not Shutdown, Caused Austin Airport Line Chaos
Austin Airport Security Lines Ran Outside The Terminal — But The Real Problem Was TSA, Not The Shutdown - View from the Wing https://t.co/Pa8SnN5But
Iran Says Hormuz Open, only US/Israeli Ships Barred
"Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz is open and that the strategic route is only closed to the US and Israeli vessels" Are ships and tankers moving? If not, then where is the problem? Look...
AA Shuts Counters, Leaves Sign—Passengers Stranded
American Airlines Closed Customer Service Counters For Good But Left The Sign Up — So Stranded Passengers Lined Up For No One [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/xvONTM5WsU
Hormuz Threat Lulls: No New Attacks, Interference Persists
🚨Mar 14 Hormuz Update🚨 1️⃣Confirmed attacks: 20 2️⃣Attacks last 24 hrs:0 3️⃣Passage last 24 hrs: 2 4️⃣Average passage: 138 5️⃣Electronic interference: widespread https://t.co/nQ4ZTet45o
Boeing 787‑9’s Sleek Lines Shine on Denver Climbout
Got to catch the 787-9 on the climbout DEN to Narita. Boeing built this jet with some gorgeous lines. https://t.co/OCtrIko09Q
California Uber Rides Are Mostly Tesla Rides
The worst part about calling an uber in California is your gonna get a Tesla 90% of the time
Greek-Owned Tanker Safely Crosses Hormuz with 1 Mb Arab Light
Here is an oil tanker that crossed the Hormuz Strait with no incident. It will arrive at Mumbai port in India tonight. It is carrying about 1 mb of Arab Light crude from Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia. It is...
ATA Claims Driver Shortage Despite Clear Evidence
The ATA will see this and then look you dead in the eye and tell you that there’s a driver shortage https://t.co/X7QcsVTiJ5
United's Recurring Issue Demands a Better Solution
This has been a common occurrence w/ @united. There needs to be a better way. https://t.co/2nhTE5kx7G
Hormuz Blockade Triggers Energy, Shipping, and Food Crises
🚨Strait of Hormuz Disruptions🚨 Implications of Global Trade and Development by @UNCTAD 1️⃣Energy Surge 2️⃣Soaring Shipping Crisis 3️⃣Insurance Spikes 4️⃣Fertilizer & Food Security 5️⃣Insurance Spikes & Higher Borrowing Costs https://t.co/SxnLDTDmwG
Delaware Bay Barge Fire Extinguished, Salvage Operations Begin
The barge fire on Delaware Bay has been extinguished and the scene turned over to the salvors. https://t.co/uqBwjXnG5z
Southwest Stops Free Extra Seats for Larger Passengers
Southwest Used To Give Passengers Of Size A Free Extra Seat — Now They Face Public Judgment And Walk-Up Fares - View from the Wing https://t.co/nyxvE8tOds
Tiny $22.67
What will it take for a shipowner to run the Strait? $500,000/day charter rate. The crews receive a war risk bonus of 100% their daily rate. The minimum wage for seafarers is $680/month. So the $22.67/day extra is a small drop in the bucket...
Greek Oligarchs Sold Half of Putin’s Shadow Fleet
Quick reminder that Greece's shipping oligarchs and their buddies in Malta and Cyprus sold Putin half his shadow fleet. They're loyal only to money and - in this case - are putting desperate people's lives at risk for their own...
Unsupervised Tesla Robotaxi Test Highlights Autonomous Future
Just dropped a new #AutonomyMarkets episode. Watch or listen on your favorite podcast player. We Rode in a Tesla Unsupervised Robotaxi and Walked the Cybercab Line $TSLA, $GOOGL, $UBER, $AMZN, $KDK https://t.co/ks2RE2wR0r
US Lacks Effective Red Sea Escort, Shipping Still Unsafe
Breakdown of @POTUS statement: 1️⃣Allied warships took over the Red Sea after Operation Prosperity Guardian in Yemen. Shipping traffic did not return. 2️⃣If they can still send a drone, mine or missile, than you have not destroyed 100%. While the...
Shipowners Risk Mines and Missiles to Smuggle Oil
Lured by Profits, Some Shipowners Brave Mines and Missiles to Sneak Oil Past Iran https://t.co/rCFiJE3YzS
Drone Strike Halts Fujairah Oil Loading After Kharg
The response after Kharg Island? Some oil loading operations in the UAE port of Fujairah, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, have been suspended after a drone attack and fire on Saturday morning. https://t.co/rhA5ofo80y https://t.co/SkhA67PyzU
Only 6% Register, $166B Refunds Unclaimed
The gov't says only 6% of eligible companies have registered their payment details to receive tariff refunds. $166B in refunds at stake. People hate money.
Only 20% of Stranded Bulkers Cleared Through Hormuz
36 bulk carrier transits of the Strait of Hormuz Of around 240 bulkers stranded in the Arabian Gulf nearly 20% have transited out via the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war started says Signal Ocean https://t.co/tnMA4QjJ1W
Ryanair's Unpaid Claim Leads Bailiff to Seize Plane
Ryanair Refused To Pay A Delayed Passenger $1,182 — So A Bailiff Boarded Its Boeing 737 And Seized The Plane - View from the Wing https://t.co/1jGevwMAxU
Paris Proves Bike Beats Car, Sets Global Example
PARIS: The city’s transition away from the car has become a global role model. Under mayor Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo, Paris was “the most influential city in the world”, says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted:...
Iran’s Yuan Demand Threatens Petrodollar, Ships Bottlenecked
Did the Greek tanker owner pay in Chines yuan? What will Iran’s payment demand mean to the petrodollar? And the quantity of ships stuck in the Strait?
Iran's Warning Threatens UAE Ports, Strait Oil Flow
Iran telling civilians to get out of UAE ports. After the attack on Kharg. What will it mean to maritime, the Strait, and oil?
Etihad Makes Chicago Its Largest US Market
Etihad Airways is expanding service to Chicago (ORD) in a major way, as the city will become Etihad's biggest market in the United States. What's driving this expansion? https://t.co/3cPXLKFwZa
Self‑Certification of Truck Schools Is a Government Failure
“Wipe the whole thing and start all over.” In reference to the self-certification of truck driver schools. It’s one of the most ludicrous things that the government has ever done in trucking and that is saying a lot.