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'Alarm Bells Became a Fire Alarm': The Push to Save Oregon's Only Container Terminal

While there's still a long road ahead for Terminal 6, the outlook for saving container service in Oregon is rosier now than it's been in years.

Photo: Port of Portland

Port of Long Beach Sees Highest Ever Cargo Volumes for Single Month

The Port of Long Beach also saw a 33.9% year-over-year increase in TEUs for August, along with a 40.4% increase in imports.

Port of Long Beach. Photo: iStock / trekandshoot

New CEO Wants Norfolk to Move On After ‘Brutal’ 18 Months

George said he plans to draw on his experience with factory floor productivity and quality control strategies to improve Norfolk Southern’s operations.

Huntsville, Alabama. Photo: iStock.com/sshepard

Port of Seattle Identifies Hacker Group Behind August Cyberattack

The attack on August 24 took down the port's systems for its maritime operations and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Photo: iStock / 400tmax

The Strait of Malacca: A Test of Global Supply Chain Partners

The Strait of Malacca stands as a critical, yet increasingly vulnerable, artery of global commerce.

The Malacca Strait. Photo: iStock / MOHD AZRRY ZAKARIA

Boeing Starts Hiring Freeze, Weighs Temporary Furloughs

The planemaker will also stop issuing “a majority” of its supplier purchase orders for the 737, 767 and 777 jetliner programs affected by the walkout.

Photo: Bloomberg

Biden Admin Pushes to Curb Flood of Duty-Free Imports from Temu, Shein

Biden's proposal would make it so de minimis exemptions no longer cover any imports subject to current tariffs on a variety of low-value Chinese goods.

Photo: iStock / narvikk

EU Car Lobby Mulls Two-Year Delay of 2025 Emissions Targets

The scope for regulatory lenience is low, and the 2025 rules could accelerate capacity restructuring within the industry.

Photo: iStock.com/AlxeyPnferov

ZIM to Collaborate with MSC on Transpacific Trade

The three-year agreement between ZIM and MSC includes slot swap and vessel sharing agreements.

Photo: iStock/eyewave

In Brooklyn, a Program to Help Narrow the U.S. Manufacturing Skills Gap

The conversation about bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. from Asia often skips over an important question.

Photo: iStock/kali9

Burning Houthi-Hit Oil Tanker Set for Fresh Rescue Effort

Greece and the U.S. previously said there were indications of a leak, though that could be from the ship’s fuel tanks rather than its cargo.

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

Boeing Workers Reject Deal, Go on Strike

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg had previously pleaded with workers not to go on strike, saying the action would put the company’s “recovery in jeopardy.”

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport, January, 2024. Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

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