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Five Preventive Measures to Mitigate Supply Chain Risk
Companies aren’t powerless to mitigate the risk of loss. Here are five steps they can take to help secure their cargo.
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Yellow Corp. Manages to Temporarily Fend Off Teamsters Strike
The new agreement averted a strike that would have begun if Yellow had remained delinquent on payments to a fund that provides benefits for most of the company's workers.

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TSMC Postpones Starting Production at Its Arizona Factory
The organization said that it will not be able to begin manufacturing chips in 2024, as originally planned, due to a skilled worker shortage.
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Tesla Looking to Make Its German Plant Europe’s Biggest Car Factory
If Germany approves the expansion plans, Tesla’s gigafactory will be able to increase its battery storage capacity to 100 gigawatt hours per year from 50 gigawatt hours currently.
Frankfurt, Germany. January 2022. Photo: iStock / Anski
Contract Negotiations Set to Resume Between UPS and Teamsters Next Week
UPS said that it is pleased to be continuing contract negotiations and that it's prepared to meet some of the union’s demands for better pay and more benefits.
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ILWU Canada Calls Off Strike Hours After Issuing Notice
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association said the actions by both sides show that the negotiations remain unpredictable.
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Teamsters Union Threatening Strike Against Yellow Corp.
The union said that a board overseeing the Teamsters' pension and welfare funds will suspend benefits starting July 23 unless Yellow Corp. makes the payments it missed July 15.
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Maersk Breaks Ground on Atlanta-Based Air Cargo Hub
The new location offers direct planeside recovery, immediate unit load device (ULD) transfers to the facility and reduced processing fees.
Luqa, Malta. January 2005. Photo: iStock.com/GordZam
Strikes Resume at Canadian Ports After ILWU Rejects Tentative Deal
ILWU Canada said that it did not believe the recommendations proposed by mediators would sufficiently protect port workers’ jobs now or in the future.
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Watch: How Chief Supply Chain Officers Bring Competitive Advantage to Business
Pierfrancesco Manenti, Gartner vice president analyst, says "commercial innovation" refers to the efficiencies that chief supply chain officers bring to the provider and to the customer.
Pierfrancesco Manenti
Teamsters Head Asks White House to Not Interfere in Potential UPS Strike
During a July 16 webcast, Teamsters president Sean O’Brien said that he asked the White House to stay away on numerous occasions.
Miami, Florida. August 2019. Photo: iStock.com/Lawrence Glass
Amazon Reports First Drop in Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The company said its carbon emissions fell by 0.4% from 71.54 million metric tons in 2021 to 71.27 million metric tons in 2022.
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