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White House Pushes Supply Chain Operators to Share Data

An initiative launched this week is President Biden’s latest effort to address supply chain bottlenecks that stretch across the U.S.

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

The World’s Cargo Ships Are Sailing Into Worse Climate Risks: Report

Dangerous, expensive disruptions to shipping and many of the world’s roughly 3,700 ports are on the rise along with global temperatures. These events will increasingly threaten the sea routes that convey 80% of traded goods by volume, according to an analysis by Environmental Defense Fund.

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

FedEx Delivery Contractors Petition for Higher Payments After Holidays Left Them Short

FedEx Corp. delivery contractors are demanding higher pay and changes to operations, stung by rising costs and a drop in compensation for the most recent holiday season.

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

A Year After Suez Canal Fiasco, Bad Luck Strikes Again for Evergreen

A year after a giant container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal for almost a week and disrupted global trade for months, another Evergreen Marine Corp. vessel has run aground.

The Ever Given container ship departs the Suez Canal in Egypt on July 7. Photo: Bloomberg.

Protesting Truckers Clog Up Washington’s Interstates

Washington police closed streets as a convoy of truckers protesting the government’s response to COVID-19 and other grievances clogged a major interstate artery leading through the nation’s capital.

Trucks before departing to circle the Washington Beltway during 'The People's Convoy' event in Hagerstown, Maryland, on Monday, March 7, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Three Priorities for Freight Companies Coping With Crisis

The pandemic has many logistics providers on the ropes. John Garden, vice president of freight and logistics with Mastercard, discusses three key areas on which they must focus in order to survive the current crisis.

Three Priorities for Freight Companies Coping With Crisis

Fuel-Price Hikes Hit Shippers, Truckers Across U.S. Economy

Soaring U.S. energy prices are hitting all modes of transport, squeezing smaller shipping lines amid already-volatile ocean rates, as well as truckers who have to contend with delays in clawing back higher costs.

Freight trucks drive on a highway. Photo: Stefan Doncean/ Pexels.

Russia’s War Puts Shipping’s Tentative Recovery in Jeopardy

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has the shipping industry bracing for new shocks to its labor force, which relies on experienced crew from both countries.

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

U.S. Eyes Strict Emissions Rules for Heavy-Duty Trucks

The Biden administration is moving to enact stringent new emissions regulations for large trucks that have been operating for more than a decade under standards environmentalists complain are too lax.

Trucks enter and exit the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Trucker Convoy Returns to Washington in Covid Protest

A fleet of truckers protesting the government’s response to COVID-19 and other grievances returned to the Capital Beltway on Monday, ringing Washington to draw attention to their cause.

Trucks before departing to circle the Washington Beltway during 'The People's Convoy' event in Hagerstown, Maryland, on Monday, March 7, 2022. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | Congestion in the Northeast: A Conversation With Conrail President Brian Gorton

Keeping rail freight moving in the bustling Northeast Corridor is a difficult task in the best of times. And even tougher in a pandemic.

A railroad crossing sign stands in front of a passing train. Photo: Getty.

Europe’s Biggest Port Is 'Extremely Worried' About War Impact

The Port of Rotterdam is a particularly sensitive economic pillar of the Netherlands.

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

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