(Washington Post, 11/28/22)
President Biden is expected to call on Congress to avert a possible rail strike, to avoid triggering disruptions to the U.S. supply chain during the holidays, which could worsen inflation...Click here for full article
(Politico, 11/06/22)
Democrats facing voters on Tuesday can boast of a landmark achievement from their two years of running Washington — a $1.2 trillion infrastructure law that promises to rebuild the nation’s...Click here for full article
(JOC.com, 10/11/22)
BNSF’s newly announced Barstow International Gateway, with a rail yard, an intermodal terminal, and transload warehouses in Barstow, Calif., has the potential to transform California intermodal traffic...Click here for full article
(JOC.com, 09/28/2022)
A backlog of containers at BNSF’s Dallas-Fort Worth rail ramp has been reduced by about 25 percent...Click here for full article
(Materials Handling & Logistics, 09/20/2022)
In NAM's report, 78.3% of manufacturing leaders listed supply chain disruptions as a primary business challenge.....Click here for full article
(FreightWaves, 09/16/2022)
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The BlackBerry was a status symbol 15 years ago. It was iconic enough that a new U.S. president was concerned.....Click here for full article
(Transport Topics, 09/16/2022)
Throughout 2022, the intermodal industry has responded to shifting consumer demand, supply chain disruptions, shipper demands and more.....Click here for full article
(Transport Topics, 09/16/2022)
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Sustainability is top of mind for many in the shipping and transportation industries, and exhibitors and speakers at the IANA Intermodal Expo 2022.....Click here for full article
(The Wall Street Journal, 08/26/2022)
The struggle for shipping capacity that has been a hallmark of pandemic-era snarled supply chains is shifting inland....Click here for full article
(Yahoo Finance, 08/20/2022)
Shippers have started sending more freight to ports on the East Coast while the other side of the country navigates supply chain woes....Click here for full article
(CNBC, 05/17/2022)
Lori Ann LaRocco discusses the new steps the Chinese government is taking to try to ease ongoing shipping bottlenecks at the country’s ports.Click here for full article
(CNBC, 04/13/2022)
Two Chinese carriers are shipping more empty export containers than loaded exports out of the two biggest ports in the United States, according to CNBC analysis of exclusive trade data......Click here for full article
(FOX Business, 02/02/2022)
In many states, people 18 and older can already drive trucks within state lines. But to drive over state lines, you have to be 21. A new program aims to change that.....Click here for full article
(New York Times, 02/01/2022)
The chaos at ports, warehouses and retailers will probably persist through the year, and perhaps even longer. The Port of Los Angeles, one of the busiest ports in the United States, where....Click here for full article
(KeepTruckin, 12/14/2021)
Editor’s note: This is part one of a three-part series on supply chain challenges. Part one looks at challenges taking place at the Port of Long Beach. Part two explores supply chain impacts in trucking, construction, and oil and gas. Part three looks at the challenges that rail operators are confronting in rail yards around the country....Click here for full article
(PBS, 12/03/2021)
Friday's jobs report offered mixed signals about the state of hiring, but one thing was clear: more people are trying to get back into the labor force. Supply chain issues are....Click here for full article
(NBC News, 12/01/2021)
Some 40 percent of goods traveling long distances in the U.S. move by rail, and that demand is expected to grow. NBC News' Jacob Soboroff takes an inside look at Union Pacific Railroad operations as....Click here for full article
(Wall St. Journal, 11/26/2021)
A ship captain waits for weeks to unload his cargo in Los Angeles. A crane operator in Savannah, Ga., sits above a port jammed with boxes. A trucker in Alabama is handing off cargo in parking lots. Supply-chain problems have been a defining feature of the global economy in 2021.....Click here for full article
(Bloomberg, 11/23/2021)
The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach became the most essential gateways for the American economy over the past century as the country expanded its economic reach beyond Europe and more....Click here for full article
(Washington Post , 11/22/2021)
This holiday season, just about everything that ends up in your shopping cart has taken a tumultuous journey through the world’s mangled supply chains. Some items that should’ve arrived months ago are just showing up....Click here for full article
(ABC Eyewitness News, 11/21/2021)
As we head into the holiday season, we've all been hearing news recently about supply chain issues and what they could mean for shoppers....Click here for full article
(Washington Post, 11/18/2021)
Retailers and manufacturers are prioritizing merchandise that’s lightweight and pliable to maximize every cubic inch of these massive steel boxes....Click here for full article
(Wall Street Journal, 11/15/2021)
President Biden has signed into law a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure package, which includes about $550 billion above projected federal spending on roads, bridges, expanded broadband access and more....Click here for full article
(Fox News, 11/15/2021)
Dr. Noel Hacegaba, Port of Long Beach deputy executive director, responds to the ongoing supply chain crisis and Biden's response....Click here for full article
(60 Minutes, 11/14/2021)
Millions of dollars' worth of holiday presents and other goods Americans have ordered are stuck on giant container ships, waiting for a space to unload at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach....Click here for full article
(Washington Post, 11/11/2021)
The bipartisan law signed by Biden includes $550 billion in new investments in roads, bridges, broadband and more....Click here for full article
(Fox News, 10/21/2021)
Port of Long Beach Executive Director Noel Hacegaba discussed the shipping crisis in an exclusive interview....Click here for full article
(ABC News, 10/17/2021)
Higher prices and product shortages: Supply chain disruptions continue, Martha Raddatz breaks down the supply chain gridlock on....Click here for full article
(NBC, 10/14/2021)
With a bottleneck at ports and empty store shelves from coast to coast threatening the economy and the holiday season, the White House is banking on a new plan to ease the crisis....Click here for full article
(CNBC, 10/7/2021)
A team of CNBC reporters highlight how the Covid-19 pandemic has upended the global supply chain, which is plagued by higher costs and delays, through a well-known kids toy....Click here for full article
(Washington Post, 10/2/2021)
The commercial pipeline that each year brings $1 trillion worth of toys, clothing, electronics and furniture from Asia to the United States is clogged and no one knows how to unclog it....Click here for full article
