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Will Boeing Add to its Corporate Challenges- Labor Relations Front

Supply Chain Matters

Background Prediction Four within the Ferrari Consulting and Research Group’s 2024 Predictions in Global Supply Chains , available for complimentary downloading in our Research Center , represented our belief that the increased labor activism that occurred in 2023 will continue this year, with different nuances.

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

West Coast dockworkers incurring job actions that are hindering container ship unloading among various port terminals. But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Bloomberg reported similar disruptions observed in ports in Tacoma and Seattle.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

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Amazon in the news: Amazon, Hawaiian Airlines gear up for 2023 launch of Airbus freighters. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. s profit climbed in the third quarter despite a downtick in shipping volumes as higher prices buoyed the business. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

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From the “long shot but worth a try” files, Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking tens of millions of dollars from container shipping lines, claiming the carriers willfully abandoned service commitments at the height of supply-chain turbulence to reap enormous profits from the market turmoil.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

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US EPA to set tougher heavy duty emissions rules in 2023. Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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The acquisition agreement was signed by Blue Yonder and Doddle on October 11 and the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023. Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable.