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Biden Confronts Supply Chain Crisis Stretching Past His Grip

President Biden wants to break a logjam at U.S. ports and stave off a holiday season of shortages and delays — bottlenecks that officials and stakeholders say extend far beyond the reach of the White House.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on supply chain bottlenecks ahead of the Christmas shopping season. Photo: Bloomberg.

Cowen and AFS Launch Index to Track Pricing Within Air Freight and Surface Transportation Sector

Cowen Inc., a financial services firm, and AFS Logistics LLC, a supply chain consulting 3PL, announced the launch of the Cowen/AFS Freight Index, which will serve to provide Cowen’s institutional clients with predictive pricing tools for multiple sectors within the freight industry, on a quarterly basis.

Christmas at Risk as Supply Chain ‘Disaster’ Only Gets Worse

It’s the beginning of October, just the start of what the retail world simply calls “peak.” But the industry is already in various forms of panic that usually don’t take hold until the weeks before Christmas.

Labor shortages have stalled trucking across the U.S. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: The Infrastructure Bill: A ‘Game Changer’ for Electric Vehicles?

Paul DeCotis, senior partner in the energy and utilities practice of West Monroe, says the money set aside by the infrastructure bill for electric vehicle development will have a huge impact on the future of that technology.

The Infrastructure Bill: A ‘Game Changer’ for Electric Vehicles?

California Port’s 24-Hour Operation Is Going Unused

Extended hours at the Port of Long Beach have gone unused by truckers for more than two weeks as dozens of container ships idle offshore.

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

Watch: No Relief This Year for the Global Supply Crisis

Patrick Penfield, a professor of practice in supply chain management and director of executive education at the Syracuse University Whitman School of Management, offers a view into supply chain congestion, delays and pricing for the remainder of this year.

The Supply Chain Crisis: No Relief in the Fourth Quarter

Johnson Burned Bridges With EU Truckers He Now Wants Back

The U.K. wants to issue visas for truckers to ease a shortage that’s led to gasoline stations running dry and hit food supply chains. The hard part could be persuading drivers from eastern Europe, the biggest pool of labor in recent years, to come back.

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Fuel Shortages Pile Pressure on Johnson as U.K. Crisis Escalates

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure to do more to ease a supply chain crisis in Britain after pumps ran dry at some gasoline stations because of panic buying.

A gas pump reads 'out of use' amid fuel shortages in the U.K. Photo: Bloomberg.

FedEx Partners With Self-Driving Car Startup Aurora in Texas

Aurora Innovation Inc. will help move cargo for FedEx Corp. in a pilot project in Texas that uses the startup’s technology in a self-driving Paccar Inc. truck.

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Logistics Costs Are Rising After 4% Drop Last Year: Report

Prices are increasing "most notably" in the parcel, storage and warehousing, international and ocean segments.

Photo: Bloomberg.

For Retailers, the Dream of High Demand Is Becoming a Nightmare

In any other year, expectations of strong sales for the upcoming holiday shopping season would be the fulfillment of a dream for retailers. Instead, it’s shaping up to be something of a nightmare.

FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.

Circle Logistics Launches Drayage Division to Alleviate Inland Port Pressures

Circle Logistics (Circle), a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, officially announced that it has launched a drayage division to provide support at the Port of Detroit, the largest seaport in the state of Michigan.

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