BloombergMore from BloombergAll LogisticsHouse Passes First U.S. Ocean Shipping-Law Revamp in Two DecadesThe House passed legislation Wednesday that provides the first major update of U.S. international ocean-shipping laws in more than two decades as the nation grapples with bottlenecks at its ports that are crimping supply chains.December 8, 2021Last Mile DeliveryAmazon Packages Pile Up as AWS Outage Spawns Delivery HavocAn Amazon Web Services outage wreaked havoc on the e-commerce giant’s delivery operation, preventing drivers from getting routes or packages and shutting down communication between Amazon and the thousands of drivers it relies on.December 8, 2021HR & Labor ManagementSanta Shortage Is the Latest Blow to RetailersAmerica’s labor shortage has spread to the Santa Claus economy.December 7, 2021Global Supply Chain ManagementYellen Says Supply Chain Shift May Need Protectionist-Like StepsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains has proved a vulnerability and that the country needs to produce more critical goods domestically in order to protect both its economic and national security.December 7, 2021Global Supply Chain ManagementThe World's Relentless Demand for Chips Turns Deadly in MalaysiaThe tragedy in Muar shows the little-understood human cost of keeping supply chains running in a pandemic.December 7, 2021Facility Location PlanningThe Time Is Ripe for U.S.-Made Clothing, American Giant’s CEO SaysAfter years of preaching about the benefits of making clothing in America, Bayard Winthrop now has a much more interested audience.December 6, 2021All LogisticsU.S. Ship Logjam Stretching Far Into Pacific Is Longer Than EverThe number of container ships headed for the busiest U.S. port complex has risen to close to 100 under a new counting method, underscoring the magnitude of the economy-restraining logjam that the Biden administration is trying to help alleviate.December 4, 2021All LogisticsTeen Truckers Are Here, Easing U.S. Shortage and Stoking ConcernLowering the age of truck drivers is one of several proposals for government action to get more people behind the wheel.December 3, 2021All LogisticsU.S. Issues New Cybersecurity Mandates for Rail CarriersMajor passenger and freight railroads will soon be required to report cybersecurity breaches quickly and review how susceptible they are to cyberattack.December 2, 2021All LogisticsBiden Sees Progress in Supply Crisis Amid Faster InflationPresident Biden said his administration’s work has begun to alleviate supply chain disruptions and that higher inflation is a “natural byproduct” of the global economy’s recovery from the pandemic.December 2, 2021Previous PagePage 193 of 357Next Page
