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ILA East Coast Port Strike
Port strike ends as ILA, USMX agree on hefty wage hike, contract extension
Port employers have come to a tentative agreement with unionized dockworkers on a 61% hourly wage increase, ending the three-day strike that shut down major East Coast container ports.
ILA East Coast Port Strike
DeSantis orders Florida National Guard, State Guard to intervene in port 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
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Flexport to reduce workforce by 2% amid company shift
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Port employers open to negotiations — without ILA pre-conditions
The Stockout
ILA strike – is 1 week the bogey?
Editor's Picks
Weather and Critical Events
Missouri trucker hauling his very first load trapped for days by Helene
Tristen Utter was nearly finished with his first delivery to North Carolina when he was caught in the disastrous and deadly remnants of Hurricane Helene, stranding him for days with no way to contact loved ones.
Global Supply Chain
Schenker sale to DSV approved
ILA East Coast Port Strike
What shippers need to know about the port strike and cargo insurance
ILA East Coast Port Strike
Biden scolds ocean carriers for not paying dockworkers ‘fair’ wages
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
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
Dockworkers go on strike at ports across US East, Gulf coasts
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
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.
