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U.S. Cargo-Handling Disruptions Prompt Reconsideration of Supply Chain Strategies

A breakdown of how these factors impact the industry and strategies for overcoming the disruptions.

Longshoremen walk the picket line at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal during the first day of a dockworkers strike on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Houston.

Q&A: Why a Resumed Port Strike Could Push U.S. Manufacturers to the Edge

If the strike continues next year, it could change the landscape of American manufacturing.

October 4, 2024

Dockworkers from Port Miami display signs at a picket line, Oct. 3, 2024.

Dockworkers' Union Suspends Strike to Allow Time for Negotiations

The ports sweetened their wage offer.

October 4, 2024

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Toilet Paper Makers Say U.S. Port Strike Didn't Cause Shortages

There is no squeeze on Charmin.

October 4, 2024

Dockworker Meikysha Wright and others strike outside the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Dockworkers May Have Negotiating Advantage in Strike Against U.S. Ports

Organized labor is enjoying rising public support and has had recent victories in other industries.

October 2, 2024

Longshoremen strike at midnight at Bayport Terminal, Houston, Oct. 1, 2024.

U.S. Could See Shortages, Higher Prices if Dockworkers Strike Drags on

The strike could last weeks — or months.

October 2, 2024

People walk past stranded containers in the area between Tranum and Slette beach in Denmark, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, a day after a Maersk ship dropped 46 containers off the coast between Bulbjerg and Svinkloev in the northwestern part of Jutland, during storm Pia.

Thousands of Shipping Containers Have Been Lost at Sea. What Happens When they Burst Open?

October 3, 2024

An aerial view of quartz mines in Spruce Pine, N.C., as taken from a plane on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

North Carolina Town That Produces Quartz for Tech Products Is Devastated by Helene

October 2, 2024

Longshoremen strike at midnight at Bayport Terminal on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Houston.

What to Expect with the U.S. Dockworkers Strike

October 1, 2024

Bad barcode labels are not only unattractive to automotive manufacturers, but they can result in fines, supplier audits, or canceled contracts.

How Barcode Labeling Allows Every Link in the Auto Supply Chain to Work Together

October 1, 2024

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October 9, 2024

Cranes at the Port of New York and New Jersey appear behind the Statue of Liberty, Nov. 20, 2022.

Ports Seek to Force Dockworkers to Bargaining Table as Strike Looms

The U.S. Maritime Alliance filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board.

September 26, 2024

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What Are the Odds of a Very Large Ship Taking Out Another Bridge

Some U.S. Bridges see a lot of "mega ship" traffic.

September 25, 2024

Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 21, 2021.

Longshoremen from Maine to Texas Appear Likely to Go on Strike, Seaport CEO Says

But he's hopeful the resulting shutdown would last only a few days.

September 24, 2024

The Union Pacific LATC Intermodal Terminal, Los Angeles, April 2023.

Railroads and Regulators Must Address the Dangers of Long Trains, Report Says

The forces of railcars pushing and pulling against each other could cause derailments.

September 18, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service's next-generation delivery vehicle, left, in Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 29, 2024.

USPS' Long-Awaited New Truck Debuts to Rave Reviews

The first handful rolled onto postal routes in Georgia last month.

September 16, 2024

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, May 1, 2024.

Will the Fed Cut Interest Rates Fast Enough to Deliver 'Soft Landing'?

The central bank is poised to cut its key interest rate from a two-decade peak this week.

September 16, 2024

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Rapid Repair Gets LNG Carrier Back to Work in Just 40 days

A field service representative found severe damage to the cylinder, crankshaft and piston.

September 13, 2024

McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Feb. 2024.

Manufacturing Technology Orders Look to Rebound as IMTS Returns, Rate Cuts Loom

Orders in July were off by nearly 8%.

September 12, 2024

Norfolk Southern Railroad CEO Alan Shaw during an interview in Atlanta, June 21, 2023.

Norfolk Southern CEO Fired

The railroad said Alan Shaw had an inappropriate consensual relationship with its chief legal officer.

September 12, 2024

A U.S. Postal Service employee makes deliveries in Northbrook, Ill.

U.S. Postal Service Squeeze on Shipping Consolidators Could Raise Consumer Costs

Consolidators move about 2 billion packages through the USPS each year.

September 11, 2024

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw during an interview in Atlanta, June 21, 2023.

Norfolk Southern Railroad Says its CEO Is Under Investigation

The company's board has hired an outside law firm to investigate the allegations.

September 10, 2024

Cleanup continues, Feb. 24, 2023, at the site of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio.

Fewer than 400 Households Reject $600 Million Ohio Train Derailment Settlement

Altogether, 54,925 claims had been filed as of last week.

September 10, 2024

U.S.-made Abrams tanks purchased by Poland take part in a military parade in Warsaw, Poland.

Major Report Says the EU Buys Too Much Defense Equipment Abroad, Especially From the U.S.

Almost two thirds of equipment is from the United States.

September 9, 2024

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Canadian Rail Union Challenges Back-to-Work Orders

The Teamsters says they have filed lawsuits.

August 30, 2024