Supply Chain Weekly
After spending almost four years aboard the MT Iba, the five-member crew is finally able to go home. [1] The ship’s owner, Alco Shipping Services, fell into financial trouble and stopped paying wages 32 months ago...
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This week’s news cycle has been focused on Texas and the punishing cascade of events brought about by frigid Arctic air (in Texas). Much of the attenti…
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The military coup in Myanmar is a setback for democracy in the country and introduces a new wrinkle in the trade dynamic between the U.S. and China. La…
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With the Super Bowl two days away, many of us are thinking about food. American’s consume more food on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day except for …
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On December 29, the Federal Railroad Commission (FRA) announced that positive train control (PTC) technology was successfully deployed on all 57,536 mi…
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The oceans were a dangerous place last year. The Gulf of Guinea—a major shipping corridor off the west coast of Africa—was especially dangerous. Accord…
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As we close out the second week of the New Year, mixed results from the holiday shopping season are coming in. According to the Department of Commerce’…
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Tesla delivers; manufacturing ends the year on a high note buoying the container market; Australian coal ships are still stuck waiting; a Brexit deal b…
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