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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)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. A bidding war is heating up for Kansas City Southern’s north-south rail network through the North American industrial corridor, with Canadian National Inc. (CN) CN offers $33.7 billion offer.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. According to the heads of bot rail companies, Canadian Pacific’s proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern will result in new service lanes across North America. The post This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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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.