Inflation and rising interest rates are driving up the cost of just about everything. Every industry is facing labor challenges. Logistics issues are making it harder to secure anything… Read More
supply chain
Washington, D.C.—The White House first helped to promote more than $241 million in grant funding for 25 port facilities and only days later brought port envoy John Porcari to… Read More
By Grady S. Hurley The supply chain reportedly stalled following the COVID-19 outbreak, creating shortages, price increases and frustration. The recent spotlight on supply chain logistics has focused… Read More
Washington, D.C.—One day before President Joe Biden was scheduled to lay out his detailed strategy to fight COVID this winter, the nation learned the first U.S. case of the… Read More
Designers of folding shipping containers hope there will be more demand for their products because of the backups created by the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues, according to a… Read More
Here they go again. Every time anything to do with infrastructure or the supply chain grabs the public’s attention, you can trust the small but loud anti-Jones Act faction… Read More
Now that the holidays are approaching, we are hearing a steady drumbeat of stories about the shipping jam on the West Coast, inflation and prices increases, along with demands… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden and top House Democrats pushed for a floor vote on a trillion-dollar traditional infrastructure bill that includes $17 billion for ports and waterways after Biden… Read More
Even though Hurricane Ida caused more damage than Hurricane Katrina on the inland waterways, what’s holding back river commerce right now isn’t the lingering effects of that damage, but… Read More
The logistics mess has been of concern to farm groups for the past year and longer. As consumer spending rebounded from the COVID-19 lockdown, an existing container imbalance got… Read More
