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The Shipping Industry Wants to Be Taxed for Its Carbon Emissions

It’s rare for an industry powered by fossil fuels to call for a tax on its own carbon emissions. Yet the shipping sector is doing just that.

Emissions from a cargo ship at dusk. Photo: Shutterstock.

Watch: The Pandemic’s Impact on Logistics Real Estate

Melinda McLaughlin, head of global research with Prologis, shares the firm’s research into trends in the creation of order-fulfillment centers in urban locations, in response to the stellar growth of e-commerce.

The Pandemic’s Impact on Logistics Real Estate

Oakland Tops L.A. Area as Ships Inundate World’s Ports

It’s hard to predict when normality will return.

Source: Port of Oakland

How Fine Art Logistics Is Changing the Art Market for Good

Art logistics is an umbrella term consisting of diverse layers of art management, administration, and transportation. In a metaphorical sense, it’s the brain and hands of the art market.

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Fed Sees Supply-Chain Issues Growing Despite Better U.S. Outlook

The Federal Reserve is seeing both labor and material shortages mounting up across several sectors of the U.S. economy.

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IBM Uncovers More Attacks Against COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain

A hacking campaign that IBM Corp. detected last year against organizations involved in the manufacturing, transportation and storage of COVID-19 vaccines was wider than initially understood and is now found to have targeted more than 40 companies in 14 countries, the company said Wednesday.

An employee handles vials of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc. Photo: Bloomberg.

L.A.-Area Port Backlog Persists as Imports Surge

Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia persisted over the past week as imports surged through March, usually one of the slower months of the year for container volumes.

Palm trees stand before stacks of shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: How Domestic Manufacturers Will Be Affected by Biden’s Executive Order

A discussion about the implications of President Biden’s executive order on the review of critical supply chains with two experts from Kroll Inc.: Daniel Hartnett, associate managing director with the Compliance Risk and Diligence Practice, and Stacy Scott, managing director in the Cyber Risk Practice.

How Domestic Manufacturers Will Be Affected by Biden’s Executive Order

Higher Shipping Costs Are Here to Stay, Sparking Price Increases

Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers.

Vessels loaded with shipping containers are docked at the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: How Will Big Retailers Correct Their Supply Chains After the Pandemic?

Andrew Hogenson, global head of consumer goods, retail and logistics with Infosys Consulting, offers insight into the big-box retailing landscape when the pandemic subsides, and how retailers will have to adjust.

How Will Big Retailers Correct Their Supply Chains After the Pandemic?

Commodity Shipping Rates Are Surging Amid Uneven Recovery

For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shipping raw materials.

A gantry crane loads a shipping container filled with corn for export from a grain terminal operated by Cargill Inc. Photo: Bloomberg.

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.

Photo: Bloomberg

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