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Canada Set to Intervene in Dockworker Dispute to Keep Ports Open

Business groups lambasted the union, saying it was time for the government to intervene to ensure that the ports stay open.

A picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver during a dockworkers strike in Vancouver earlier in July. Photo: Bloomberg

Three in Four Transportation Workers Would Support a Strike of UPS

Almost two-thirds of responders (65%) said they are worried about the potential impact a UPS strike would have on the economy.

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Qatar Ordering Over $9B of LNG Carriers from Three South Korean Companies

Shipping companies serving Qatar Gas are planning to sign contracts with the three shipbuilders between September and October to construct 40 LNG carriers

Klaipeda, Lithuania. Photo: iStock.com/Natallia Pershaj

Watch: Driving Labor Retention and Productivity with Warehouse Robotics

Deploying robots in the warehouse drives up productivity, plain and simple, says Stanislas Normand, managing director North America for Exotec.

Stanislas Normand

Putin Promises Six African Countries Free Grain

Putin said Russia would be able to provide Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, the Central African Republic and Eritrea with 25,000 to 50,000 tons of free grain.

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Global Coal Demand Broke Records in 2022, More Growth Expected in 2023

The demand for coal increased in 2022 because it was more readily available and cheaper than gas in some parts of the world.

Photo: iStock.com/Andrzej Rostek

Pentagon Seeks Supply of Chip-Mineral Gallium After China Curbs Exports

China announced restrictions on gallium and another mineral, germanium, in a move seen as part of the country’s tit-for-tat trade war on technology with the U.S. and Europe.

Gallium stones. Photo: iStock.com/Wirestock

General Motors Blames Supplier for Slow EV Production Rates

GM's CEO said she was disappointed with the supplier and that the company has been surprised by the minimal progress made by the unnamed organization.

Detroit, Michigan. 2014. Photo: iStock.com/wesellenterprises

Wheat Rally Fades as Russia Fails to Disrupt Key Danube Port

The Ukrainian Port of Reni on the Danube was operating at maximum capacity July 25, despite an attack by Russian drones July 24.

Chelmsford, U.K. August 2022. Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

Shipping Routes for Ukrainian Grain Exports Dwindle Under Russian Attacks

Even before Russia terminated the Black Sea agreement, Ukraine had increasingly relied on alternative routes for its exports.

Cargo Ship on the Danube River. Photo: iStock.com/tepic

South Korea and Indonesia to Cooperate More on Key Minerals, Advanced Industries

The agreement by the two countries to work more closely was reached during a bilateral economic cooperation committee meeting held in Seoul, South Korea.

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Germany Readies €20B in Aid to Bolster Chip Output

The money is to be distributed to German and international companies by 2027 and will be drawn from the Climate and Transformation Fund.

Dresden, Germany. August 2021. Photo: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg

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