The Biden administration has announced a huge plan to tackle issues plaguing the U.S. supply chain that covers several cross-government partnerships (source: FreightWaves).
READ MORE >The US west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reported strong import container throughput in October, as some holiday season cargo owners shied away from routing via the east coast gateways (source: the Loadstar).
READ MORE >As a record-setting drought throttles transits through the Panama Canal, most of the focus has been on higher-capacity ships: the container vessels, liquefied natural gas carriers and liquefied petroleum gas carriers that use the larger Neopanamax locks. But there’s another shipping…
READ MORE >The Suez Canal Authority has said it will raise the toll for oil tankers and other large vessels passing through the waterway by 15% effective Jan. 15 (source: Reuters/NASDAQ).
READ MORE >The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced over $653m to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (source: Splash 247).
READ MORE >When managed to its full potential, technology in the supply chain can contribute to your organization's success. Better customer service, lower overheads and evolving with the tools at your disposal…
READ MORE >Canada's federal government has instructed workers and management in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike to sit down with a mediator this Friday and hash out their differences, as groups ranging from grain farmers to steelmakers feel the squeeze. The job…
READ MORE >Newfound optimism in the airfreight market is tempered by the fact that growth has more to do with normal seasonal patterns than a fundamental shift in demand. The market is essentially flat versus an anemic final stretch in 2022, according…
READ MORE >The conflict in Israel is expected to spark changes in the airfreight market – the breadth of which will likely depend on how wide the conflict spreads. Charter brokers have already reported a series of requests, which are becoming increasingly…
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