Tag: Ports
Three Dozen U.S. Ports In Peril of Longshoremen’s Strike
Credit score: Danny Cornelissen, Attribution, by way of Wikimedia Commons By Shirleen Guerra (The Middle Sq.) About 45,000…
Beirut Port Silos Partly Collapse on Second Anniversary of Blast
BEIRUT — On its second anniversary, the massive port explosion that rocked Beirut in 2020 was still damaging…
Crops ‘Stored Everywhere’: Ukraine’s Harvest Piles Up
A small army of combine harvesters rolled across an endless farm field on a recent afternoon in western…
Russia Strikes Odesa Port, Stirring Doubts on Deal to Export Grain
ODESA, Ukraine — A string of explosions rocked Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa on Saturday, hitting one of…
Truckers’ Protests Over Labor Law Block Access to Oakland’s Port
For days, a convoy of truckers has blocked the roads that serve the Port of Oakland, crippling a…
As Dockworkers Near Contract’s End, Many Others Have a Stake
LOS ANGELES — David Alvarado barreled south along the highway, staring through the windshield of his semi truck…
As Russia Chokes Ukraine’s Grain Exports, Romania Tries to Fill In
Stopping at the edge of a vast field of barley on his farm in Prundu, 30 miles outside…
Biden to Visit Port of Los Angeles, Casting Inflation as a Global Problem
LOS ANGELES — President Biden is set to use the Port of Los Angeles on Friday as a…
New Supply Chain Risk: 22,000 Dockworkers Who May Soon Strike
In a world contending with no end of economic troubles, a fresh source of concern now looms: the…
As Inflation Surges, Biden Targets Ocean Shipping
Some economists have echoed those arguments, saying it’s a function of supply and demand.“I think the spike in…
Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes Covid Lockdowns
WASHINGTON — Companies are bracing for another round of potentially debilitating supply chain disruptions as China, home to…