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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. .

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

The response from America was overwhelmingly negative, and the new formula was seen as a major failure. And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. It will be on highway and surface streets, hauling actual freight. CN offers $33.7 billion offer.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-up: Regulator Approves Canadian Pacific Merger with KCS and Added Rivian Development

Supply Chain Matters

In this update, we note the approval of a significant merger involving North America rail service and an additional development involving Amazon and Rivian Automotive related to an ongoing EV parcel van delivery contract. wide inter-city passenger rail network. The WSJ indicated in its reporting that “ Commissioners at the U.S.

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Investing in regional supply chains

Resilinc

Central and South America have the young workforce that can staff the ecosystem of cost-effective suppliers U.S. trade officials held a roundtable in October 2021 with industry leaders to discuss investing in Central America. America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). and Canadian firms in Mexican supply chains and logistics.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

To create more secure, resilient, and cost-efficient supply chains for the future, firms and government agencies should invest to expand manufacturing and logistics infrastructure in Latin America. “We In Mexico and Central America, the median age is more than 10 years younger than in the U.S. Logistics infrastructure needed.