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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.
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The Hidden Cost-to-Serve in Packaged Goods
G3 Logistics
In packaged goods supply chains, some of the biggest threats to margin hide in everyday exceptions—repacking, relabeling, retailer-specific requirements, special handling, short-notice changes, and customer requests that require operational workarounds.
On Demand Webinar G3 Logistics Supply Chain Brain Webinar Thu Oct 29 2026 2p Et
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
South African Company Tests World's Longest Freight Train
The 4.7-mile train was said to have completed a 534-mile test run on October 17, from Saldanha Bay on South Africa's western coast, to an inland ore mine.
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Staying Ahead of Cargo Theft: Building a More Secure Supply Chain
Tive
Cargo theft is becoming more organized, more sophisticated and more difficult to prevent. Criminals are increasingly using identity fraud, strategic deception and coordinated theft rings to target high-value shipments, forcing shippers, logistics providers and carriers to rethink how they protect freight.
On Demand Webinar Tive Tue Sep 22 2026 11a Et
PoLA Reports Record Low Emissions per Container
The latest inventory also shows continued progress since 2017, when the Port of Los Angeles and neighboring Port of Long Beach updated their landmark Clean Air Action Plan.
A busy Pier 300 Channel with Maersk and CMA CGM containerships. Photo courtesy of the Port of Los Angeles.
Maersk, Hateco Sign Vietnam Rail Freight Project Deal
The proposed network will include a rail freight terminal in Haiphong and three container facilities across northern provinces.
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German Rail Struggles With Rhine Diversions
While rail is handling a substantial share of displaced volumes, due to the ongoing rail construction in Germany, rail cannot replace the Rhine one to one yet.
The Rhine River on July 15. Photographer: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
From visibility to autonomy: The next evolution of supply chains
HERE Technologies
Join HERE Technologies, DCSA and AWS to explore how trusted data, industry standards and predictive intelligence can move supply chains beyond visibility toward proactive orchestration.
Upcoming Webinar Here Technologies Tue Nov 17 11a Et
MTA Seeks to End $1B of Tariffs on Subway Cars, Buses
The MTA faces an uphill battle with the Trump administration, which has been critical of how mass-transit agencies handle crime, as well as initiatives to contract with minority-owned businesses.
Kathy Hochul on the uptown E train after a news conference on congestion pricing in New York on March 21. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg
Farmers Union Pushes Back Against Proposed Rail Mega-Merger
The NFU detailed its concerns over giving a single railroad control of nearly half of all U.S. rail traffic, and how that would potentially harm the country's agricultural supply chains.
Huntsville, Alabama. Photo: iStock.com/sshepard
STB Rejects Petitions to Deny UP/Norfolk Merger Proposal
The STB ruled that while the motions "raise important questions and issues," it will still allow a formal review to proceed so that it can consider additional evidence and arguments.
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