Canada Rail Union Reauthorizes Strike Ahead of Uncertain Summer July 1, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The vote gives the union the authority to call for a strike within the next 60 days if ongoing labor negotiations with CN and CPKC fall through.Read More
Port of Charleston Terminal to Reopen After Years-Long Labor Dispute June 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The dispute dates back to the opening of the terminal in 2021, when SC Ports attempted to use non-union state employees as crane operators.Read More
Red Sea Delays the 'New Normal' Headed into Peak Shipping Season June 26, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Supply chain visibility platform Project 44 estimates that passages through the Suez Canal dipped by 80% between May 2023 and May 2024.Read More
Federal Prosecutors Push for Criminal Charges Against Boeing June 24, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The DOJ has until July 7 to make a final decision on criminal charges against Boeing, stemming from a pair of deadly 737 crashes in 2018 and 2019. Read More
Fending Off Houthis Requires Double the Fleet, EU Force Says June 24, 2024 Bloomberg U.S. and U.K. bombing campaigns have failed to stop the attacks, and have instead led to vessels associated with the two countries being targeted more often. Read More
Chinese Carmakers Call for 25% Tax on Large European Cars June 21, 2024 Bloomberg The companies made the demand in a closed-door meeting with Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce on June 18.Read More
Drone-Sinking of Coal Ship Takes Red Sea Perils to New Level June 20, 2024 Bloomberg Yemen’s Houthi militants managed to strike the MV Tutor with a seaborne drone, killing one crew member and injuring others.Read More
Houthi-Stricken Cargo Carrier’s Crew Abandons Ship Due to Fire June 17, 2024 Bloomberg The Iranian-backed militants struck the Verbena, a Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated ship, in two missile attacks on June 13.Read More
Attacks Drove 90% Decline in Container Shipping Through Red Sea, U.S. Spies Say June 13, 2024 Bloomberg The attacks have impacted at least 65 countries and forced at least 29 major energy and shipping companies to alter their routes.Read More
Carriers Divert Sailings Amid Growing Threat of Canada Rail Strike June 12, 2024 Nick Bowman, Senior Editor Canada's rail union says it will conduct a new strike vote between June 14-29, promising a "quick process." Read More
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