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ILA East Coast Port Strike
DeSantis orders Florida National Guard, State Guard to intervene in port strike
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he will deploy the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard to ports affected by the International Longshoremen’s Association strike.
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Frequently asked questions: The ILA port strike
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Union chief says he has received death threats during dock strike
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Port employers open to negotiations — without ILA pre-conditions
The Stockout
ILA strike – is 1 week the bogey?
Weather and Critical Events
Missouri trucker hauling his very first load trapped for days by Helene
Global Supply Chain
Schenker sale to DSV approved
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Union behind port strike donates $100,000 for Hurricane Helene relief
Editor's Picks
Fraud
Cloudflare survey finds cyberattacks and fraud flourishing in logistics
As cybercriminals evolve, companies must adopt cutting-edge defense strategies to protect their operations from significant financial and reputational damage.
Container Shipping
Debunking ILA dockworkers’ claims about carrier price gouging
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Panic-buying already spreading as ILA dockworker strike gets underway
Weather and Critical Events
National Guard deploys air assets in North Carolina in response to Helene
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Dockworkers go on strike at ports across US East, Gulf coasts
American Shipper
Business
33,000 Boeing workers lose health care coverage
The Boeing Co. has cut health care coverage for 33,000 of its workers and their families as machinists union strikes continue to halt production in the Pacific Northwest.
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Port strike could throttle imports from cars to bananas and vaccines
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Port employers say they have exchanged new contract offers with longshore union in bid to avert strike
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Poll by US Chamber finds voters want Biden to halt potential port strike
Modern Shipper
Drones
Self-flying drones, self-driving robots combine to deliver in Dallas
Wing delivery drones will soon collect orders from Serve Robotics’ autonomous sidewalk robots, forming an autonomous, multimodal delivery network.
Trade and Compliance
Tariffs targeting Chinese e-commerce could dampen demand
Net-Zero Carbon Summit
Fireside Chat: Leveraging tech to improve perishable food inventory management
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Digital freight broker furloughs workers after losing key customers
Digital freight broker Next Trucking and sister trucking company Next Freight Solutions may close after furloughing most of their remaining employees and drivers, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Shuttered California trucking company files for bankruptcy liquidation
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Former employee sues Midwest Transport Inc. over mass layoff
AskWaves
Maritime
How safe is Red Sea? Different shipping lines have different answers
Shipping stocks are under pressure as some ocean carriers show faith in military protection from Red Sea attacks.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Freight market green shoots fade heading into October
Many of the signs of the end to the freight recession have faded, at least in the short run. A strike and the aftermath of a major hurricane are looming disruptors but probably not enough to sustainably shift the market. But the data still points to the end of this historically loose environment.
Technology
Logistics/Supply Chains
Lebanon explosions could compel global firms to ramp up supply chain security
Net-Zero Carbon
Sustainability
How zero-emissions trucks are the key for sustainable supply chains
The conversation around sustainability in the transportation sector is no longer just about reducing emissions — it’s about rethinking the way we transport goods altogether.
