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Trendwatch: Canada Averts New Threat of Strikes at British Columbia Ports; South Carolina ports, ILA to reopen idle terminal; Straits of Singapore and Malacca Report Piracy Declines in 2024

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 28 of 2024.

Train freight - Cargo railroad industry
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Trendwatch: Canada Rail Union Reauthorizes Strike Ahead of Uncertain Summer; Global Shipping Activity Leaps Most Since 2010 After Red Sea Attacks; Strong air cargo demand continues in May

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 27 of 2024.

Container ship carrying container box in import export with quay crane, Global business cargo freight shipping commercial trade logistic and transportation oversea worldwide by container vessel.
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Trendwatch: US imports still rising – 'strongest performance since the pandemic'; More ships and more containers needed for 'feverish' box shipping sector; Airbus Cuts Guidance as Supply Chain Snags Continue to Bite

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 26 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Rail strike in Canada likely as 'essential services' hurdle seems to have tumbled; U.S. port strike fears grow as ILA halts negotiations with USMX; European Union to ramp up tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 25 of 2024.

Container Ship
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Trendwatch: Monthly import cargo set to hit highest level since 2022; French ports could face a month of chaos and disruption as workers strike; Dockworkers Cancel Bargaining, Threaten Strike at U.S. Seaports

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 24 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Canada border disruption? What shippers should know about possible strike; Air cargo heading for double-digit growth in 2024; Auto, steel groups urge Canada to match U.S. tariffs on China

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 23 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Canada border agents threaten June strike; New FMC rules on detention and demurrage come into force; Air cargo volumes rise 11% in April

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 22 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Sea-Intelligence reports average minimum transit time up 39% on Asia-Med routes; East and Gulf Coast port labor negotiations to start soon; Cargo movement slows at Brazil southern port amid flooding, officials say

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 21 of 2024.

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Trendwatch: Air cargo's summer: traditionally slack, or Red Sea-induced demand?; Biden hikes tariffs on China-made EVs, batteries, semiconductors; Alberta urges Canada PM Trudeau to head off port and rail strikes

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 20 of 2024.

Freight shipping containers at the docks, Stack of containers in a container ship at deep sea port.
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Trendwatch: Container xChange market forecaster: Rising volatility in China’s container market as sellers hold back inventory amid uncertainty; Central and South American air cargo volumes boom in April; Maersk to continue avoiding Red Sea for the foreseeable future

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 19 of 2024.