China is resuming its military drills in the region following the surprise arrival of a new delegation of U.S. lawmakers, apparently aimed at demonstrating Beijing’s ability to mount a blockade of Taiwan.
A key measure of wholesale costs shows U.S. suppliers raised prices in July at the slowest annual pace since last fall, adding to signs that the rapid growth in production expenses that has helped fuel consumer inflation is easing.
If the Commission issues an emergency order, common carriers and marine terminal operators would be required to share directly with relevant shippers, rail carriers, or motor carriers information relating to cargo throughput and availability.
The world’s biggest container lines are on course to post profits in 2022 that will top last year’s record by 73%, according to a new forecast, buoyed by logistics and labor strains that are squeezing capacity amid sustained U.S. demand for imports.
With pay talks deadlocked, it seems increasingly likely that the Port of Felixstowe will be closed by strike action toward the end of August, warns project4
A.P. Moller Maersk A/S agreed to by a Danish project logistic company Martin Bencher Group,
as the transport giant spends some of its windfall from surging container rates to expand its land-based operations.
Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but many challenges remain before the millions of tons of food stuck in the country can be released.
China’s announcement of military drills around Taiwan as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits the island is already having ripple effects across global supply chains, prompting detours and causing delays of energy shipments.
Water levels on the Rhine River are set to fall perilously close to the point at which it would effectively close, putting the trade of huge quantities of goods at risk as the continent seeks to stave off an economic crisis.
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