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Walmart, Amazon Announce Hiring Sprees Ahead of Peak Season

The announcements come as retailers grapple with a global supply chain crunch that looks like it will last through the holidays and well into next year.

Packages move along a conveyor belt inside a Walmart Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Bloomberg.

Fiberglass Shortage Disrupts Summer for Surfers, Boaters

The glittery, lightweight material goes into so many common outdoor products that it’s hard to imagine summertime without it. The supply-chain snarls show how broader forces in international trade, supply and demand have rippled through industries in the past year, leading to higher prices and slowing commerce.

Photo: Bloomberg

Landmark Report Shows Scale of Shipping’s Harm on Environment

Europe’s first environmental impact assessment for the shipping industry shows the challenge it faces in reaching the goal of climate neutrality by the middle of the century.

A container ship sails at dusk. Photo: Bloomberg

‘Fit for 55’: How Europe's Climate Targets Could Change Supply Chains

The EU's latest plan for emission reduction puts massive pressure on shipping and logistics.

Emissions from a cargo ship at dusk. Photo: Shutterstock.

The Global Supply Chain Crisis, as Told by One Stuck Box of Fertilizer

Somewhere in the world’s busiest port of Shanghai, a container of fertilizer sits among tens of thousands of boxes, waiting for a ride to the U.S. It’s been on the dock for months, trapped by typhoons and Covid outbreaks that have worsened major congestion in the global supply-chain network.

An aerial view of the Port of Shanghai in Shanghai, China. Photo: Getty Images.

First Autonomous Cargo Ship Faces Test With 236-Mile Voyage

The voyage will be the world’s first test of an autonomous ship in an area with heavy marine traffic.

A ship sails through Tokyo Bay.

New Orleans Goes Dark as Hurricane Ida Slams into Louisiana

Tropical Storm Ida pummeled New Orleans and the Louisiana coast overnight with lashing rain and ferocious gusts, leaving much of the region without electricity and bracing for widespread floods.

Barges docked on the Mississippi River as Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Destrehan, Louisiana. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Port Problems Reach Worst of Pandemic Amid Crush of Imports

The number of ships waiting to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia reached the highest since the pandemic began, exacerbating delays for companies trying to replenish inventories during one of the busiest times of the year for seaborne freight.

Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Hospitals in U.S. South Run Low on Oxygen Amid Covid, Storm

Hospitals in the Southeast are running low on oxygen, with the worst-hit left only 12 to 24 hours worth, according to a hospital-supply purchasing group.

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U.S. Food Suppliers Are Having Trouble Keeping Shelves Stocked

Some of the largest U.S. food distributors are reporting difficulties in fulfilling orders as a lack of workers weighs on the supply chain.

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The World Economy’s Supply Chain Problem Keeps Getting Worse

A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like it will last well into next year as the surging delta variant upends factory production in Asia and disrupts shipping, posing more shocks to the world economy.

Shipping containers sit on the deck of cargo ship One Crane, docked at the Port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Bloomberg.

A Week at Least for World’s Third-Busiest Port to Return to Norm

Operations at China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port will take at least a week to return to normal after the facility was closed because a worker had COVID-19.

A container ship leaves the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

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