DP World Canada put the union on notice in December 2023 that it would unilaterally introduce some automation at its rail intermodal yard at the Centerm port in Vancouver.

The current agreement, which covers about 45,000 dockworkers at facilities including six of the 10 busiest US ports, expires September 30.

China’s Cosco Shipping has been building the Chancay port near Lima expecting to be its exclusive operator when it opens in November.

Supply chain visibility platform Project 44 estimates that passages through the Suez Canal dipped by 80% between May 2023 and May 2024.

Yemen’s Houthi militants managed to strike the MV Tutor with a seaborne drone, killing one crew member and injuring others.

Kearney's annual State of Logistics report estimates that sea level rise and inland flooding could cost the logistics industry billions annually by 2050.

Details of the deal were released on June 14, with border agents getting a 14.8% wage increase over four years, retroactive to June 2022.

The new port will use AI systems will also analyze traffic data to plan ship movements and automate logistics.

Overall container volumes at the busiest U.S. container port are up 18% in the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2023. 

The attacks have impacted at least 65 countries and forced at least 29 major energy and shipping companies to alter their routes.