USPS Proposes End to Dual Shipping Label Policy October 22, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Private shippers will typically use dual labels to identify both the USPS and a private mail carrier as possible delivery agents for a parcel.Read More
Dept. of Commerce Invests $93M in Pair of Chip Manufacturing Projects October 21, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Once the facilities are up and running, they are expected to boost Infinera's domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity by 10 times.Read More
Boeing Proposes 35% Wage Hike in New Bid to End Lengthy Strike October 21, 2024 Bloomberg A tentative deal between Boeing and the union doesn’t guarantee that workers will also fall in line. Read More
Boeing Strike Pushes Supplier Spirit to Plan Worker Furloughs October 21, 2024 Bloomberg Boeing is in the process of buying back Spirit after an ill-fated separation almost two decades ago. Read More
Busiest U.S. Trade Hub Beat Pandemic Cargo Record in Q3 October 21, 2024 Bloomberg The LA and Long Beach ports, which together account for roughly a third of all U.S. container imports, each had their busiest ever peak season. Read More
FAA Opens Extensive Safety Review of Boeing October 18, 2024 SupplyChainBrain In September, the National Transportation Safety Board issued an “urgent” recommendation to the FAA about a problem with rudders that pilots use to steer certain Boeing 737s after landing.Read More
Oxfam Files Formal UN Complaint Against Amazon, Walmart’s ‘Systematic Human Rights Violations’ October 18, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The organization has support in its allegations from a number of other groups and two anonymized employees — one from Walmart and one from Amazon. Read More
Indonesia Forms $1.2B Battery Venture with China’s CATL October 18, 2024 Bloomberg The project in Karawang, West Java, aims to scale up battery production to 15 gigawatts a year.Read More
Tariff Tensions Between China, U.S. Spark 'Sharp Change' in Trade With Mexico October 18, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Vesselbot's data shows that Mexico's Manzanillo Ensenada and Lazara Cardenas ports have seen record-breaking container volumes over the last year.Read More
Samsung Electronics Workers in India End Month-Long Strike October 17, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The strike began on September 9, at a Samsung Electronics factory that manufacturers home appliances.Read More