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'Organized Crime at its Finest': Huge Rise in Cargo Thefts Continues

Overhaul tracked a 9% year-over-year increase in cargo thefts in the U.S. in 2023, and expects that number to skyrocket to 35% by the end of 2024.

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Canada Border Agents Threaten to Strike in June

The U.S. Department of Agriculture warned the border agent strike could have “significant impacts” for agriculture trade, producers and consumers.

The Rainbow Bridge that joins the U.S. and Canada near Niagara Falls. Photo: iStock.com/bloodua

China Hints at 25% Car Tariff as Deadline for EU Probe Looms

The EU must inform Chinese exporters whether it intends to impose tariffs by early June, and they could go into effect a month later.

Employees fit a bumper to a Volkswagen AG VW ID.3 car on the assembly line at the Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH plant in Zwickau, Germany, on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Auto sales in Europe rose in April for a ninth month as supply chains improved and carmakers worked through backlogs of orders. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Dali Re-Floated, Pulled Out of Baltimore Bridge Wreckage

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers still expects to fully reopen Baltimore's primary shipping channel by the end of May.

The Dali container ship being pulled away from the wreckage of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Port of Baltimore Closure May Cost $37M in Extra Demurrage

The Port of Baltimore has seen roro and container vessel traffic resume with the opening of a deep-water channel on May 14, allowing access to four alternative channels.

A controlled explosion of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. Photo: Port of Baltimore (posted to X)

‘VIP-Lane’ Pandemic-Mask Supplier Embroiled in London Trial

The U.K. government, desperate for medical equipment at the start of the pandemic, handed contracts to firms with little experience in manufacturing or procuring them.

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Red Sea Disruption Is Splitting Global LNG Trade in Regions

The Red Sea and Suez Canal previously accounted for about a tenth of global seaborne trade, and provided Qatar with the shortest route to Europe.

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Podcast | Reining in Those Rising Logistics Costs

Total logistics costs rose by as much as 80% over the past year. Are shippers in for more of the same in the coming months?

Panama Canal, Panama. Photo: iStock / Marina113

Dali Would Have Needed 'Six-Story Generator' for Backup Power to Avoid Bridge Crash

While backup power for propulsion is a common redundancy built into cruise ships, the Dali's own limitations are largely the industry standard for cargo ships.

Photo: Port of Baltimore

Red Sea Crisis Could Bring Early Start to Peak Shipping Season

According to data from the National Retail Federation, monthly U.S. ocean imports are expected to crest the two million TEU mark by the end of May.

Suez Canal. Photo: iStock.com/IgorSPb

The Process of Reset Planning and What to Consider

Building structural resilience, and putting the right solution in place to suit your unique brand now will ensure that firms can emerge from a volatile economy and recession stronger.

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NTSB Report Describes Blackouts Aboard Dali Before Baltimore Bridge Crash

The report released on May 14 describes how the ship experienced two electrical blackouts 10 hours before it left the Port of Baltimore.

The wreckage of the Dali container ship. Photo: David Adams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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