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De-Mining Ukraine’s Ports Could Take Months While Seafarers Remain Trapped

Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region following Russia’s invasion of the country, according to the United Nations agency responsible for shipping safety.

Empty dry docks at the Port of Odessa in Odessa, Ukraine. Photo: Andrey Sarymsakov/ Canva.

Shanghai Supply Chain Gradually Eases But Hurdles Remain

Optimism is growing that port delays and a trucking shortage in Shanghai are quickly abating, providing some relief to supply chains, though major hurdles remain.

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

What West Coast Ports' Labor Negotiations Mean for Supply Chains

As the U.S.’s largest ports in California moved record amounts of cargo amid pandemic-induced supply chain bottlenecks, union dockworkers strengthened their indispensable role in the nation’s logistics network.

A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

The Race Against Food Inflation Starts on Rusty Soviet Railway Lines

European leaders are desperately trying to figure out how to get grain out of Ukraine, whose exports are normally bigger than the entire European Union’s.

A gantry crane loads a shipping container filled with corn onto a cargo ship at Yuzhny Port in Yuzhny, Ukraine. Photo: Bloomberg.

Biggest U.S. Ports Rank as World’s Least Efficient for Containers

The supply chain crisis that has clogged the U.S. logistics network has made the country’s two largest ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach the least efficient trade hubs for handling containers worldwide, a new report showed.

An aerial view of Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Port Automation Is Hot-Button Issue in West Coast Labor Talks

While all parties have expressed confidence that an agreement will be reached between dockworkers and employers without disruption, they conceded there will be “difficult” issues. Among these are certain to be the wrangle over automation.

Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, speaks at an industry conference. Photo: International Transport Forum.

West Coast Dockworkers, Firms Vow to Avoid Upheaval Amid Contract Talks

Labor negotiations at 29 West Coast ports are set to start this week with both sides saying they want to avoid further upheaval in supply chains that haven’t fully recovered.

A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.

Automated Ports See West Coast Dockworkers Clock More Hours

Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply chain crisis released a study extolling the benefits of automation a week before the start of labor talks where the issue is set to feature.

Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Supply Chains Flare Up Again, Endangering Global Recovery

Global supply chains are knotting up from China to Denmark, sparking re-examinations of things as macro as globalization itself and micro as trucking efficiency around American ports.

An aerial view at the Port of Hong Kong. Photo: Leung Cho Pan/ Canva.

NYC-Bound Ships Get Plea to Sail North — Way North, to Montreal

The head of Canada’s second-biggest port has a supply chain sales pitch few of his peers in the global shipping industry can match: zero wait time at sea for container traffic.

A container ship sits docked at the Port of Montreal. Photo: Montreal Port Authority.

Texas Governor’s Border Slowdown Cost $4 Billion, Research Shows

Texas’s economy took a more than $4 billion hit in April after Governor Greg Abbott’s order to ramp up on security at the border resulted in shipping delays and bridge blockades, according to a new analysis.

Trucks travel across the World Trade International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. Photo: Bloomberg.

Produce Worth Millions Gets Stuck in Blockade by Mexico Truckers

Grocery stores in some parts of the U.S. are expected to run out of certain perishable goods Easter weekend because of a Mexican truckers’ blockade that has stranded millions of dollars worth of fresh produce.

A close up view of avocados. Photo: Canva.

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