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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. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. In total, the company will source enough renewable energy in Europe to power the equivalent of more than two million homes a year. CN offers $33.7

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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). supply chains. now depends. In the apparel sector, U.S.