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Dockworkers Strike Hits Canada’s Pacific Ports

Vancouver, Canada’s busiest container port, and Prince Rupert together handle about $270 billion in trade annually.

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JetBlue Joins United in Shifting Blame to FAA for Delays

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back at the airlines, particularly United, saying the carrier has suffered out-sized impacts while others have recovered.

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Retrofit Checklist: Five Things to Consider when Modernizing Fresh Food Distribution

Within distribution centers, fresh and perishable food handling is usually the most inefficient and labor-intensive part of operations. It doesn't have to be that way.

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Fast-Track Labor Talks on East Coast Hit a Snag

The stance signals a tougher line for negotiations covering ports from Texas to Maine, as West Coast dockworkers prepare to vote on a tentative agreement.

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What Manufacturers Need to Know About Mexico’s IMMEX Program

IMMEX is a program that enables foreign companies to operate in Mexico under a preferential, low-tax cost structure.

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Master Lock Closing Milwaukee Plant After 100 Years of Operations

Employees claim that more than 400 jobs will be sent abroad to Mexico and China where the company currently houses manufacturing facilities.

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Dockworkers in Western Canada Plan Strike July 1 as Pay Talks Fail

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada “has run out of options at the bargaining table,” it said in a June 28 statement on its website.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. March 2023. Photo: Bloomberg

Boeing’s Main 737 Supplier, Union Forge Agreement to End Strike

The latest terms of the contract sweeten management’s previous offer of health insurance and increased wages while also limiting mandatory overtime.

Paris Air Show, Paris, France. June 20, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg

Gather AI Expands to 25 Customers Following Ware Acquisition

Since the company was founded in 2018, Gather AI's software has been able to recover more than $1 million in lost inventory.

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Orders for U.S. Business Equipment Increase for a Second Month

The value of core capital goods orders increased by 0.7% during May after a downwardly revised 0.6% gain during April 2023, according to Commerce Department figures.

Charlotte, North Carolina. August 2017. Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

Almost a Third of Transportation Executives Are Women, Survey Finds

Of the 470,000 total drivers assessed for the 2023 Women in Trucking Association Index, roughly 13.7% (64,390) of them are women.

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Boeing’s 737 Output at Risk With Key Supplier in Labor Turmoil

Boeing is looking at moving to a monthly 737 build rate of 42 jets before the end of 2023, said commercial chief Stan Deal.

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