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NY Congestion Pricing Survived a Pause. Here’s What Could Kill It

New York’s plan was designed to reduce traffic and pollution while raising money for the city’s subways, buses and commuter rails.

Traffic near the Lincoln Tunnel in New York. Photo: Bloomberg

Russia’s Crude Exports Slump to the Lowest Since September

Russia terminated its export targets at the end of May 2024, opting instead to restrict production, in line with its partners in the OPEC+ oil producers’ group.

The shadow fleet tanker Turbo Voyager transits through Denmark’s Great Belt carrying Russian oil to India. Russia shipped 3.28 million barrels a day of crude to overseas markets in the four weeks to Nov. 17. Photographer: Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloomberg

Former Congressman Duffy Named as Secretary of Transportation

Former Republican congressman from Wisconsin Duffy was a co-host on Fox Business, and also a former cast member of the MTV show “The Real World.”

Sean Duffy, March 2017. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

MTA Approves New Congestion Tolling Rates for NYC

In June 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul called off an earlier version of the congestion pricing plan just two weeks before it was supposed to go into effect.

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China’s Chancay Megaport in Peru Opens

The China-backed megaport has the potential to create whole new trade routes that will bypass North America entirely.

Chancay Port, Peru, under construction. Photo: iStock/Rommel Gonzalez

Postal Workers Strike in Canada, Disrupting Holiday Shipments

The government may be forced to intervene in the strike, as it has done with recent port strikes, given the importance of the postal carrier to the economy.

Canada Post Corp. mail delivery trucks. Photo: Bloomberg

Subways, Buses and Bike Lanes Scored Billions in Local Ballot Wins

Despite Republican hostility, and even with control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, cutting federal transit funding may prove difficult.

A passenger enters a train at the Berryessa Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station. Voters in a number of jurisdictions from Columbus, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado, approved local funding for mass transit. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Port of Long Beach Smashes All-Time Record with October Surge

Businesses are poised to continue bringing in larger volumes of goods through the end of the year, which is normally a quieter time for the ports.

Port of Long Beach. Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg

Business Coalition Opens Bidding for E-Fuel Shipping Services

The group consists of 40 companies, and was originally founded by e-commerce giant Amazon, outdoor recreation retailer Patagonia, and German coffee chain Tchibo.

Photo: iStock / Suphanat Khumsap

Watch: How PITT OHIO Modernized Operations With a Real-Time AI Platform

Less-than-truckload carrier PITT OHIO increases efficiency and reduces costs of its pickup, delivery and linehaul business by replacing outdated legacy systems with an AI-powered platform from Maven.

Case Study How Pitt Ohio Modernized Operations With A Real Time Ai Platform

Global Inventory Trends and Challenges Shaping SMBs

To gain deeper insights into inventory management within this crucial sector, Netstock recently conducted a comprehensive inventory benchmark study focused on SMBs. The report based on the study’s findings highlights five emerging trends that emphasize the urgent need for SMBs to develop more robust inventory management strategies.

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AI and Retail Returns: Can Pixels Solve a Physical Problem?

Retail returns involve real products and logistics, and as much as artificial intelligence promises to streamline things, it needs one crucial component: physical data.

Photo: iStock / Oselote

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