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Port Chief Sees U.S. Import Surge ‘Easily’ Lasting Into 2022
Congestion from an influx of goods continues to overwhelm port terminals, exhaust warehouse space and strain transportation connections like trucks and rail depots.
Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
Truck Drivers and Container Chassis: The Peak Season Shortages to Expect
Supply chain managers need to understand where the vulnerabilities are, and what to expect in a peak season that’s poised to bring about increased pressure for shippers and carriers in terms of labor, capacity, transparency and supply.
Truck chassis sit stacked at the APM shipping terminal in the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
A Win for Roads, and No Tax Hikes: Infrastructure Deal Takeaways
The infrastructure agreement announced Thursday by the White House and a bipartisan group of senators carves out $579 billion of common ground from the $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan unveiled in March by President Biden.
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Top U.S. Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022
The top U.S. maritime regulator said stretched global supply chains pushing ocean-freight rates to record highs may stay strained into 2022, raising concerns about whether small American companies can weather another year of a tangled transport system and much higher costs.
0610 Shipping Snarls
The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything
A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up.
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CSX to Acquire Quality Carriers, Inc.
CSX Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quality Carriers, Inc., a provider of bulk liquid chemicals truck transportation in North America, from Quality Distribution, Inc.
How K.C. Southern Morphed From Rail Dark Horse to $30 Billion Prize
In less than a year, Kansas City Southern has transformed from an industry wallflower to the belle of the ball, getting courted by Canada’s two biggest railroads.
A Kansas City Southern freight train. Photo: Bloomberg.
Watch: What to Do About the Global Container Shortage
Rob Handfield, Bank of America Professor of Supply Chain Management with the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative in the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University, discusses the reasons behind the current worldwide shortage of ocean containers, and what carriers and manufacturers must do to solve it.
What to Do About the Global Container Shortage
Century-Old Rail Rivalry Flares Up Over a $30 Billion Prize
Canadian National Railway Co.’s bid to wrest Kansas City Southern away from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is rekindling a century-old rivalry and pitting former colleagues against each other.
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Biden Infrastructure Plan Seeks $571 Billion in Transport Funds
President Biden’s proposed infrastructure bill calls for $571 billion in additional transportation spending over current federal levels, and $50 billion to make infrastructure more resilient to climate change.
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Watch: The Global Impact of Biden’s Supply Chain Executive Order
A look at the possible implications of President Biden’s order to review critical supply chains on the United States’ relations with its trading partners, with Jeff Weiss, partner and co-chair of the International Trade Policy Practice, and leader of the Supply Chain Team, of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
The Global Impact of Biden’s Supply Chain Executive Order
Watch: What Will Biden’s Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains Achieve?
Kamala Raman, senior director analyst with Gartner, explains the reasoning behind President Biden’s initial choice of four critical supply chains to address in a 100-day review.
What Will Biden’s Executive Order on Critical Supply Chains Achieve?
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