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Logistics Recap March 27th – April 2nd
Logistics Recap March 27th – April 2nd
Ports begin charging diesel-powered polluters to build Clean Truck Fund
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Friday began charging diesel-powered drayage trucks $10 per unit entering and leaving the ports with proceeds going to a Clean Truck Fund that will help pay for zero-emission trucks and infrastructure.
The US could suspend trade relations with Russia
The U.S. is considering revoking normal trade relations with Russia in retaliation for the country’s ongoing deadly invasion of Ukraine.
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DOT report examines efforts to alleviate nation’s supply chain woes
Coming on the one-year anniversary of the White House’s Executive Order on Supply Chains, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued a report that highlights what it called “vulnerabilities in our freight and logistics supply chain and clear-cut actions needed to speed up the movement of goods from ships to shelves.”
Logistics Recap March 20th – March 26th
Logistics Recap March 20th – March 26th
War dims global business outlook as inflation plight worsens
Factories from Australia to Europe are seeing already surging costs jump further as Russia’s war in Ukraine and the barrage of sanctions rolled out in response roil commodity markets and trade.
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Biden-EU energy pact: LNG shipping game changer or wartime hype?
The U.S. government doesn’t control where cargoes of LNG are shipped — that’s decided by private companies. Nonetheless, the Biden administration and the EU announced a high-profile plan Friday to steer more U.S. LNG exports to Europe and partially replace pipeline gas from Russia.
US eases tariffs on UK steel and aluminum
The United States reached a deal with the United Kingdom to partially lift tariffs on steel and aluminum exports from the U.K. beginning June 1, the two countries announced Tuesday.
Logistics Recap March 13th – March 19th
Logistics Recap March 13th – March 19th
East Coast ports about to get slammed by a lot more ships
There were 63 container ships waiting off East and Gulf Coast ports on Friday morning, plus another eight off the transshipment hub in Freeport, Bahamas — and it looks like it’s about to get worse.
Port of Los Angeles container volumes could ‘soften’
Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles are expected to soften this spring compared to last year, and the port will use any lull from COVID-19 lockdowns in China to keep tackling cargo backlogs, Executive Director Gene Seroka said in a briefing Wednesday.
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Major supply chain initiative launched
The Biden-Harris Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation announced the launch of a major supply chain initiative, Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW), to help speed up delivery times and reduce consumer costs.