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Supply Chain, Labor Woes Confound Military, Industrial Base iStock photo NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A nationwide labor shortage and problems with the supply chain continue to disrupt the delivery of materiel to the military and its industry partners, logisticians at a recent conference said. As the United States seeks to send weapons and goods to […]
In a world contending with no end of economic troubles, a fresh source of concern now looms: the prospect of a confrontation between union dockworkers and their employers at some of the most critical ports on earth. The potential conflict centers on negotiations over a new contract for more than 22,000 union workers employed at […]
Shipping containers are unloaded from ships at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 25 (Reuters) – Dave Petratis boosted wages for his U.S. factory workforce in December […]
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor for the Allianz financial services company, said on Sunday that the main cause for concern in the U.S. economy should be supply chain issues, warning that continued problems could “contaminate” demand for products. “Fox News Sunday” guest host Trace Gallagher noted that initial reports appeared to indicate that Black Friday sales were […]
The task first lies with lawmakers. Voluntary principles and norms should give way to legislation that prods firms into lifting the lid on supply chains that are complex, opaque and long. There seems to be a failure to look beyond firms’ so-called direct Tier-1 suppliers, the final link in the chain, according to John Sherman, of the Harvard Kennedy […]
Shipping containers are seen at the container terminal of the port of Oakland, California, U.S., October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The head of a U.S. commission that oversees ocean transportation said in an interview on Tuesday he suspects some ocean carriers have improperly charged importers, one of many factors driving […]
A unique event marking what organizers called “the start of the produce season” was recently held on the US side of an international port of entry connecting Mexico with Pharr, Texas. It was a different kind of ribbon-cutting ceremony, in front of a crowd of hundreds gathered beneath a large tent leading to the bridge […]
The congested Port of Los Angeles is shown in San Pedro, California, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The largest U.S. manufacturers including General Motors, General Electric, 3M and Boeing face logistics headaches and higher costs due to global supply bottlenecks that are likely to persist into next […]
FOX Business’ Kelly O’Grady with the latest on the supply chain crisis and truck driver shortage. The Coast Guard says it is monitoring several floating shipping containers off the Pacific Coast amid worsening supply chain woes. Several containers were lost off an inbound ship about 43 miles west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca […]
U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds a news conference with Republican House military veterans of the war in Afghanistan after a Biden administration briefing for the members of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A group of […]