North America

U.S. Takes First Step Towards Four-Year China Tariffs Review

May 4, 2022

The Biden administration is taking the first step toward a review of tariffs on more than $300 billion in Chinese imports that’s required to keep them from starting to automatically expire in July.

Automated Ports See West Coast Dockworkers Clock More Hours

May 3, 2022

Bloomberg

Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply chain crisis released a study extolling the benefits of automation a week before the start of labor talks where the issue is set to feature.

Amazon Defeats Drive to Unionize Second New York Facility

May 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street.

Supply Chains Flare Up Again, Endangering Global Recovery

May 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Global supply chains are knotting up from China to Denmark, sparking re-examinations of things as macro as globalization itself and micro as trucking efficiency around American ports.

NYC-Bound Ships Get Plea to Sail North — Way North, to Montreal

April 26, 2022

Bloomberg

The head of Canada’s second-biggest port has a supply chain sales pitch few of his peers in the global shipping industry can match: zero wait time at sea for container traffic.

Amazon Union Election Kicks Off at Second New York Warehouse

April 25, 2022

Bloomberg

Workers at a second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, began voting on whether to join an upstart union that already won a historic election at a nearby facility.

U.S. Businesses See Record Price Growth, Backlogs in April

April 25, 2022

Bloomberg

A measure of prices received by U.S. manufacturers and service providers increased to a record in April as firms shifted the burden of higher wages and surging costs to customers.

Texas Governor’s Border Slowdown Cost $4 Billion, Research Shows

April 21, 2022

Bloomberg

Texas’s economy took a more than $4 billion hit in April after Governor Greg Abbott’s order to ramp up on security at the border resulted in shipping delays and bridge blockades, according to a new analysis.

Ukraine War Gives U.S. LNG Chance to Shed Its Stigma

April 20, 2022

Bloomberg

The experts and employees of Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest U.S. exporter of natural gas, are part of a high-stakes campaign to show Europe that as it abandons Russian gas, it can substitute the American variety without fear. Their job is to find the most efficient leak detecting system.

Biden’s Hydrogen Hub Plan Sparks $8 Billion Race Among U.S. States

April 15, 2022

Bloomberg

A hydrogen economy that runs factories and power plants on the clean-burning fuel may be years down the road, but that hasn’t stopped U.S. states from jockeying for a share of the $8 billion in federal funds earmarked for so-called hydrogen hubs.

North America

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance across North America - addressing a range of challenges such as varying regulations, labeling and packaging requirements, customs and tax laws and government controlled exchange rates.