President Joe Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in averting a holiday season supply chain crisis.
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Container Shortage Sparks Coffee Shipping Experiment
In the coffee trading world, a ship steaming across the Atlantic Ocean is garnering a lot of attention.
December 22, 2021Severe Weather Closes Southeast Asia Ports
Severe weather disruptions hit Malaysia and the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction among nations most prone to natural disasters.
December 20, 20212021 Top 10 Stories Cover Array of Issues as COVID Still Casts Shadow
Here are the 10 most-read stories on the Transports Topics website in 2021, based on Google Analytics.
December 31, 2021Trucking Industry M&A Activity Surges During 2021
2021 was an especially busy year for trucking in terms of acquisitions, with various factors creating an ideal market for buyers and sellers.
December 16, 2021Driver Shortage Defines Trucking for 2021
The shortage of professional drivers quickly became the defining issue for the industry during the past year with its far-reaching effects.
December 17, 2021Responding to Supply Chain Needs, USDOT Announces Maritime Grants
To continue its push to alleviate freight bottlenecks nationwide, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a series of grants for commercial maritime operations and freight hubs along key parts of the supply chain.
December 14, 2021Creation of Voting Trust Advances CP-KCS Deal
A railroad merger nearly derailed this year by a bidding war is moving forward ahead of a final say from regulators on Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad.
December 14, 2021Snarled Supply Chain Ignites Economic Boom Along US-Mexico Border
Near-shoring is one of the biggest economic transformations sparked by the pandemic: Shrink the length of the supply chain to keep production closer to its final destination and reduce the risk of some snag messing things up along the way.
December 14, 2021US Ship-Law Revamp Will Boost Industry Transparency, LA Port Chief Says
The first major update of U.S. international ocean-shipping laws in more than two decades, which passed in the House this week, will help boost transparency in the industry if passed by the Senate, the head of the Port of Los Angeles said.
December 10, 2021