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Port of New Orleans Closed Until September 13, Assessing Damage from Hurricane Francine

Other Louisiana shipping hubs forced to close by the storm included ports in Plaquemines, Cameron, Lake Charles and Houma.

A ship docked at the Port of New Orleans. Photo: Port of New Orleans

Air Canada Pilots Get More Political Support as Strike Looms

A stoppage would also halt the airline’s cargo operations, which carry commercial goods, perishable items and components for manufacturers.

Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party. Photo: Bloomberg.

Securing Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Today: Three Considerations For Strategic Carrier Partnerships

Investing in strategic carrier relationships now will yield long-term benefits when the market tightens, and carriers face capacity constraints

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U.S. East, Gulf Coast Dockworkers Inch Closer to October Strike

The ILA's wage scale committee has finalized its contract demands and has voiced its support for a strike if those demands aren't met.

The Port of Baltimore. Photo: iStock / halbergman

Supply Chains Are Buckling Down for a Record Storm Season and Other Disruptions

Despite a temporary lull, this hurricane season is shaping up to be one of the worst on record, as storm after storm pummels large swaths of the country.

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Drought Shrivels Mississippi River, Threatens to Disrupt U.S. Food Exports

Dry conditions across the Ohio River basin, which feeds the Mississippi, have worsened already-low water levels at the large river.

Low water levels on the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee. Photo: Houston Cofield/Bloomberg

Gartner: Supply Chain Leaders Must Be 'Geopolitically Elastic'

In a survey of 258 supply chain leaders, 88% said that they expect to see a "moderate to very high" positive impact from scenario planning around geopolitical risks.

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Colombia Truckers Block Roads in Protest Over Diesel Fuel Prices

The government rolled back years-old subsidies and raised the price of diesel fuel by more than 1,900 Colombian pesos (45 cents) on August 31.

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ILA Says Negotiating Parties are 'Very Far Apart' Ahead of Port Strike Deadline

The ILA is wrapping up a two-day "marathon" of meetings, where it's preparing its members for the possibility of an impending work stoppage.

Photo: iStock / Edgar Feliz

EU Responders Say it's Unsafe to Tow Burning Oil Tanker in Red Sea

Oil has yet to leak out of the vessel, but U.S. military leaders estimate that the Sounion could spill four times as much oil as the Exxon Valdez.

Fires burning aboard the Greek-flagged MV Sounion in the Red Sea. Photo: EUNAVFOR Aspides

Train Movements in Canada Close to Normal After Labor Chaos

CN started its return to service on August 23, while CPKC workers returned to the job August 26.

Photo: Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg

Maryland Awards $73M Contract to Start Rebuilding Collapsed Baltimore Bridge

The M/V Dali crashed in the Key Bridge on March 26, killing six maintenance workers and sending the bridge into Baltimore's main shipping channel in pieces.

The wreckage of the Dali container ship. Photo: David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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