North American truckers push to stop foreign visitor vaccine requirement
North American truckers have tried protesting, but now they’re partnering directly with the lawmakers.
GEODIS cross-border software aims to help expand global sales
GEODIS MyParcel, a cross-border delivery software system that operates on a direct-to-customer basis, is looking to assist brands in expanding their e-commerce businesses on a global scale.
Illegal fishing vessel “The Thunder” makes the Most Wanted list
The Thunder is a fishing vessel sitting comfy on Interpol’s Most Wanted List along with four other ships.
Mississippi River runs low, possibly stranding U.S. grains
The Mississippi River is shrinking and the largest barge operator in the U.S., Ingram Barge Company, is wanting the historically low water levels will hinder deliveries.
Canadian grain spilleth over; rail system is overwhelmed
Canada’s grain harvest was astronomical this fall - the 3rd largest crop on record - but the country is struggling to get enough rail cars to transport it all.
Australia is seizing a lithium-laced opportunity
Currently, the country is set up to absorb 20% of the world's lithium refining capacity within the next five years.
“Sabotage” is the world, but who’s to blame for the Nord Stream explosions?
As it turns out, a lot of the rest of the world might think that the United States has something to do with it… but you wouldn’t know that if you only browsed domestic news sources.
$1.5 billion BNSF intermodal hub being built in Barstow, CA
California’s High Desert is the home of a new BNSF project - a $1.5 billion intermodal complex meant to relieve some of the congestion at the west coast ports.
United Kingdom aims to protect underwater infrastructure with specialist ships after Nord Stream explosions
Three of the four Nord Stream pipes under the Baltic Sea mysteriously exploded last week.
Ocean carriers are still swimming in bathtubs of money
Ocean carriers are still swimming in bathtubs of money.
UN’s FAO is fighting to protect food and agriculture from invasive species
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is fighting to protect food and agriculture from invasive species after pointing off that climate change and international trade are putting the earth at serious risk.
American Maritime Partnership deems Jones Act waiver issued to Puerto Rico as ‘unlawful’
The White House issued an emergency Jones Act waiver to Puerto Rico and The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) is not happy.
Port of Houston breaks records after west coast cargo heads east instead
With too much congestion clogging the West Coast ports, many ships rerouted to the East Coast, instead.
United States, Japan, and South Korea form a semiconductor alliance
The United States, Japan, and South Korea are joining forces to secure a semiconductor supply chain that could force China from its top spot.
Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index reports 5k parcels were delivered every second in 2021
Well, that’s a lot of parcels.
U.K. postpones energy-saving rules for businesses
The threat of wiping out profits has left businesses across Europe scrambling for a way to deal with the energy crisis after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Global trend: unions are fed up
There seems to be a global trend regarding labor unions… they’ve had enough.
China’s freshwater shortage forewarns of macroeconomic supply chain implications
China’s Yangtze River, its largest waterway and the location of the nation’s biggest hydropower station, is reporting its lowest levels on record during August.