Coronavirus

Ottawa Declares Emergency After Trucker Protests Spin ‘Out of Control’

February 6, 2022

Canada’s capital city remained under a state of emergency Monday as police tried to rein in protests against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions.

Vaccine Requirements for Non-U.S. Truckers Threaten Further Snarls at Southern Border

February 4, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

A new U.S. requirement that went into effect January 22 requires any essential workers crossing the border into the U.S. to be vaccinated. And that includes truckers.

Vaccine Protest Snarls Canada-U.S. Border Crossing for Fifth Day

February 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Two lanes of traffic have reopened at one of Canada’s busiest border crossings five days after a group of vehicles blocked the highway to protest vaccine mandates for truckers.

Truckers Protesting Vaccine Rule Stay Put in Canada’s Capital

January 30, 2022

Bloomberg

Raucous protests in Canada’s capital continued Sunday over trucker vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 health restrictions, but the crowd thinned from its height a day earlier after drawing military and political rebukes for poor behavior.

U.S. Economic Growth Quickens With Inventory Boost

January 28, 2022

Bloomberg

U.S. economic growth accelerated by more than forecast in the fourth quarter, fueled by the rebuilding of inventories and capping the strongest year since the 1980s.

Covid Cases for U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Top All of 2021’s

January 28, 2022

Bloomberg

About 1,700 dockworkers at West Coast ports have tested positive for COVID-19 in January, stretching capacity at the U.S.’s busiest gateway for shipping containers.

An employee uses a smartphone to scan shipping labels.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Four Trends in 2021 That Changed Retail Supply Chains Forever

January 28, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The literal symptoms of COVID-19 are, for most people, passing. But the virus’s impact on retail supply chains is permanent.

Price Spikes, Pressure on Amazon: What to Watch in E-Commerce This Year

January 27, 2022

Yoni Mazor, SCB Contributor

In year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, the a slew of challenges remain for global supply chains and economies. Here's what to watch.

VIDEO

Watch: Putting the Pieces of Broken Supply Chains Back Together

January 26, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Glenn Steinberg, global supply chain leader with EY, discusses the drivers behind the “great reset” of manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Global Supply Chains Near Make-or-Break Point for Easing in 2022

January 25, 2022

Bloomberg

Global supply chains are nearing a turning point that’s set to help determine whether logistics headwinds abate soon or keep restraining the global economy and prop up inflation well into 2022, according to several new barometers.