Potential tariff increases from the forthcoming Trump Administration are combining with ongoing labor contention to affect activity at major container ports in the United States, which could drive import volumes higher than previously expected, according to the Global...
The United Parcel Service has announced that it had reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 330,000 UPS employees in the United States. The five-year agreement covers U.S....
According to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates, import cargo volume at major container ports in the United States is climbing back from an almost three-year low in February but looks to remain well...
Slowdowns attributed to job actions by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13 have shaken up key West Coast ports as contract negotiations drag on, prompting a response by the National Retail Federation. NRF noted that the job actions at the ports of...
Things looked grim on the transportation front when Amtrak announced on September 14 that it had suspended long-distance passenger service for September 15 and the National Retail Federation issued a warning about the crippling impact of a nationwide rail strike...
