Logistics

White House Will Invest $450 Million to Ease Port Congestion

February 23, 2022

The U.S. Transportation Department is awarding some $450 million in grants for port-related projects to bolster capacity and improve the movement of goods, senior Biden administration officials say.

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Watch: The Important Components of Successful Last-Mile Delivery

February 23, 2022

Russell W. Goodman, SupplyChainBrain

Speed and accuracy of delivery enhance the customer experience, says Kushal Nahata, chief executive officer and founder of FarEye. Visibility is what ties it all together.

Banks Freeze Millions in Truck Convoy Funds Under Trudeau Edict

February 22, 2022

Bloomberg

The measures approved Monday are meant to cut off funding to protest leaders and to pressure trucking companies to prevent their semis from being used again in blockades.

Soaring Diesel and Gasoline Prices Are Bleeding Into Shipping

February 22, 2022

Bloomberg

The cost of marine fuel is up 23% since the beginning of the year.

Trudeau Maintains State of Emergency After Blockade Dispersed

February 21, 2022

Bloomberg

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will retain emergency powers for at least a few more days because of ongoing threats, even after police cleared all blockades across the country.

Truckers Defy Trudeau's Crackdown as Canada Freezes Assets

February 17, 2022

Bloomberg

Truckers who have paralyzed Canada's capital in their outcry against vaccine mandates are ready to risk their trucks being impounded and bank accounts frozen in defiance of Prime Minister Trudeau's effort to clear protests with an emergency law.

Burning Cargo Ship Drifts in Atlantic With Porsches, Audis Aboard

February 17, 2022

Bloomberg

The Felicity Ace, a massive Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles, caught fire and was left unmanned.

Protesters to End Border Blockades as Trudeau’s Threats Hit Home

February 15, 2022

Bloomberg

Vaccine-mandate protesters at two border crossings in Western Canada plan to leave after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government invoked emergency powers that could freeze their bank accounts and suspend their insurance.

Auto Suppliers Cry Foul, Saying Carmakers Want a Bigger Cut

February 15, 2022

Bloomberg

The anti-vaccine protests that choked off a critical trade route between the U.S. and Canada last week are just the latest drama for an auto supply chain increasingly fraught with tension.

'Unbundled' Truck Leasing May Help Fleets Weather Inflation

February 14, 2022

John Rickette, SCB Contributor

An increasing Consumer Price Index (CPI) hits some truck financing structures harder than others.

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