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Port Workers, Employers Push Long Beach Strike Threat to Nov. 4
The previous agreement expired in July 2025, though the PMA and Local 26 have been meeting regularly to negotiate.
Photo: iStock.com/MattGush
Pakistan LNG Cargo Attacked Near Hormuz Had Iranian Approval
Pakistan has communicated with Iranian authorities and has seen several other shipments of Qatari LNG over the past month arrive safely in the Gulf of Oman.
Tug boats prepare to pull out an LNG Tanker vessel at the Cheniere Sabine Pass Liquefaction facility in Cameron, Louisiana, U.S., on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Cheniere Energy, Inc. is the largest producer and exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United States and the second-largest LNG operator in the world. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg
Japan’s Omron Targets India for Manufacturing, Exports Push
Omron expects India’s rapid economic growth and rising manufacturing activity to fuel demand for its factory automation products.
Photo: Bloomberg
Whistleblowers Claimed Key Oil Tanker Rate Was Manipulated
The Iran war has made it harder to establish the reality of which ships are being hired to transport oil through the Strait of Hormuz and at what price.
A VLCC at sea. Photo: iStock/Teamjackson
FedEx Freight Has Mixed Results in First Earnings After Spinoff
Revenue got a boost from new pricing power that the company didn’t have when it was under the umbrella of the parcel giant.
A FedEx delivery truck in San Francisco. Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Aurora’s Driverless Trucks on Pace for 2027 Expansion Target
Aurora took the driver out of its trucks last year, only to have its manufacturer Paccar Inc. request that a human remain behind the wheel.
A truck is outfitted with Aurora hardware at a Roush Enterprises Inc. facility in Livonia, Michigan. Photographer: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg
Ports of LA & Long Beach Face Loading Delays, Looming Strike
Between them, the ports are hampered by more than 13,000 containers experiencing dwell times of longer than nine days for containers waiting to be loaded onto on-dock trains.
Containers fell off the Mississippi cargo ship around 9 a.m. on September 9. Photo: Port of Long Beach
VW Makes a Loss in China, Sparking Urgent Call for Cost Cuts
Volkswagen’s underlying operating margin was just 3.8% after nine months, a level its CFO said was too low to fund the company’s future.
Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: iStock.com/Ivan Kyryk
DoorDash’s $17 Billion Instacart Deal Aimed at Walmart, Amazon
The delivery-app segment received a boost during pandemic-era lockdowns, but that momentum has since slowed, and the industry has consolidated.
A delivery worker with an Instacart order pickup outside a grocery store in New York on Oct. 27. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
Russia Plans for Year-Round Arctic Shipping in 2027
Russia believes that new icebreakers and Arctic-class vessels will allow for regular eastbound shipments to Asia, even in the months where sea ice would normally block shipping traffic.
Photo: iStock.com/lyash01
LA, Long Beach Ports Weigh LNG and Methanol for Cleaner Shipping
Both LNG and methanol offer attractive pathways to cutting emissions from maritime vessels, depending on how the fuels are produced and sourced, the ports noted.
Port of Long Beach. Photo: iStock / trekandshoot
Tesla to Produce Humanoid Robots in California in 2027
Tesla CEO Elon Musk noted that the ramp-up process could be "somewhat bumpy," given that the bot represents a radically new product for the company.
Frankfurt, Germany. January 2022. Photo: iStock / Anski
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