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PAT007 US Army C-560 Citation and GTMO845 US Navy Beech Huron departing Ft. Lauderdale Int'l Airport after ground stops
PAT007 departed JBA earlier to day and had a ground stop at Hartford, CT prior to arrival at Ft. Lauderdale.
U.S. Container-Ship Bottleneck Lurches Near Its February Record
The biggest U.S. trade gateway with Asia is clogged with the most inbound container vessels in more than six months, threatening to extend transportation delays, bite further into margins for American importers and boost prices for consumers.
Thirty-seven ships were anchored awaiting berth space outside the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, as of late Sunday, the most since early February, according to officials who monitor marine traffic in San Pedro Bay. That’s almost double the length of the queue in mid-July and close to the record of 40 anchored vessels set Feb. 1. The average wait for berth space was 6.2 days, compared with 5.7 in late June, according to L.A. port figures. That number peaked around 8 days in April.
The transpacific trade routes have been disrupted in recent days by the partial closure of a major port in China because of Covid outbreaks among employees. That’s helping reduce already tight container shipping capacity globally and keeping ocean freight rates near record levels.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/u-s-container-ship-bottleneck-lurches-near-its-february-record-1.1640735
Jeff Bezos's space firm sues Nasa over SpaceX deal
Jeff Bezos's space firm Blue Origin is suing Nasa over a decision to award a $2.9bn (£2.1bn) lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
The former Amazon boss's firm said there were "fundamental issues" with the deal, calling it unfair. The row stems from a decision in April to hand the deal to one company, not two as expected, because of a funding shortfall. Nasa is yet to comment, but it has the backing of a federal watchdog.
In a court filing on Friday, Blue Origin said it continued to believe that two providers were needed to build the landing system, which will carry astronauts down to the Moon's surface as early as 2024. It also accused Nasa of "unlawful and improper evaluation" of its proposals during the tender process. "We firmly believe that the issues identified in this procurement and its outcomes must be addressed to restore fairness, create competition and ensure a safe return to the Moon for America," Blue Origin said. At the time of the award, Nasa's human exploration chief, Kathy Lueders, admitted that the space agency's current budget precluded it from selecting two companies. That was after Congress granted it only $850m of the $3.3bn it requested for the project. Nasa also cited the proven record of orbital missions by Elon Musk's SpaceX firm as a factor in the award. Cost is also thought to have played a role: SpaceX's bid was the lowest-priced by some distance.
Last month, Mr Bezos offered to cover up to $2bn of Nasa's costs in order to be reconsidered for the contract, but he was rebuffed. US watchdog the Government Accountability Office (GAO), meanwhile, rejected a complaint from Blue Origin and defence contractor Dynetic, saying that Nasa had not "acted improperly" in handing the project to just one firm. Nasa must file a response to the legal action by 12 October. SpaceX is yet to comment on the lawsuit. Under its Artemis programme, Nasa hopes to return humans to the moon for the first time since 1972 using SpaceX's system. In April, Ms Lueders said: "This critical step puts humanity on a path to sustainable lunar exploration and keeps our eyes on missions farther into the solar system, including Mars."
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-58235479
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SAM027 USAF G5 on a hold waiting for some weather to clear over MacDill AFB
China Dumped US Treasuries For 4th Straight Month, Most Since 2016
Overall, June was a 'buy all the US things' month for foreign investors
*Long-Term Treasurys +$10.9BN
*Agencies +22.7BN
*Corporate Bonds $13.8BN
*Corporate Stocks +$25.2BN
That is the biggest stock buying binge since March, led by non-official source buying (Foreign Official institutions -5.4BN, Other foreign entities: +30.6BN)... For the 4th straight month, China dumped US Treasuries in June (the latest TIC data). In fact, over the last two months, China sold over $34 billion in Treasuries - the biggest dump since 2016...Belgium also saw significant selling (often considered a proxy for China selling via Everclear), now with the lowest holdings since Sept 2020...Japan bought Treasuries in June (after selling in May)..And finally, hedge funds appear to have been big buyers of bonds in June as Cayman Islands added almost $16bn (up for the 3rd month in a row)...As a reminder, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield decreased about 13 basis points in June to 1.47%.
Finally, we note that the shift from Treasuries to Gold among global reserves remains in tact-cap #2
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/china-dumped-us-treasuries-4th-straight-month-most-2016