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U.K. Businesses Push Against EV Congestion Charge

The businesses say introducing the charge for EVs will hinder the already sluggish take-up of electric vans used for deliveries to homes and businesses.

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Port Strike Set to Hit U.S. Economy Hard in Coming Days

A strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports enters its third day, with talks between the ILA and USMX remaining fraught.

Cargo ships at the Port of Charleston. Photo: iStock / stonena7

Boosting Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction: Five Reasons to Use Retail Consolidation

If you can be somewhat flexible with planning and lead time, you can leverage a 3PL’s ability to develop the scale needed for executing retail consolidation programs.

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Damage from Hurricane Helene Threatens U.S. Medical Supply Chain

Helene is already one of the deadliest mainland storms in the history of the U.S., with more than 100 people killed in the days since it first made landfall.

Photo: iStock / Sergii Kolesnikov

Biden Urges USMX to 'Present Fair Offer' as Dockworker Strike Continues

The ILA has said that the most recent offer from the USMX "fails to address the demands of our members adequately."

Cranes at the Port of Virginia. Photo: iStock / Kyle Little

Explosive-Packed Drone Boat Slams Into Oil Tanker in Red Sea

The 900-foot ship was hit by an uncrewed surface vessel 64 nautical miles northwest of the rebel-held port city of Hodeidah.

Photo: Mohammed Hamoud / Getty Images via Bloomberg

Strike at U.S. Ports Brings Debate Over Automation Front and Center

Even if the dispute between the ILA and USMX is resolved quickly, the battle over automation at U.S. ports is set to rage on for a good long while to come.

Automated Guided Vehicles moving shipping containers to and from gantry cranes in a port container terminal.

ILA 'Muddying Waters' with Claims of $30K Freight Rates

The union recently claimed that carriers "are gouging their customers," alleging that it now costs $30,000 to ship a single container. Not so, says freight rate analytics company, Xeneta.

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Supply Chain Slowdown Forces Aston Martin to Cut Production Forecast

Aston Martin now expects to make 1,000 fewer cars in 2024 than it had originally projected for the year, while sales are projected to come in below 2023's totals.

Photo: iStock / Mrinal Pal

Port of Montreal Dockworkers Kick Off 72-Hour Strike at Pair of Terminals

The three-day strike started at 7 a.m. EST on September 30 at the Port of Montreal's Viau and Maisonneuve Termont terminals.

The Port of Montreal along the St. Lawrence River. Photo: iStock / LaSalle-Photo

U.S. Big-Truck Charging Has Private Money’s Attention

Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal and state grants have helped spur an influx of spending to develop EV chargers for the heaviest U.S. trucks.

Electric trucks in use in Long Beach, California. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

Maryland Sues Owner and Operator of Ship That Crashed into Baltimore Bridge

This comes a week after the DOJ filed a $100 million claim against the Singapore-based companies that own and manage the Dali container ship.

Salvors continue to remove debris from the wreckage site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as seen from the edge of the remaining bridge that still stands April 17. Debris and wreckage removal is on-going in support of a top priority to safely and efficiently open the Fort McHenry channel. Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

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