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US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen’s strike
With a dockworkers’ strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is…
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Canada’s 2 major freight railroads at a full stop; government officials scramble
TORONTO — Business and consumers throughout Canada and the U.S. were in danger of suffering significant economic harm after Canada’s…
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Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt US supply chain next week
DETROIT — Canada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the…
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UPS to become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service
UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service. The Atlanta shipping company said Monday…
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US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching
WASHINGTON — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored…
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Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite threat from Russia
KYIV, Ukraine — Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility in central Ukraine, a place…
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Shippers anticipate being able to meet holiday demand
Carriers like the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and United Parcel Service have capacity to meet projected demand this holiday season,…
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Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — Men walk through a lush plantation between Ecuador ’s balmy Pacific coast and its majestic Andes, lopping…
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UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries
The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last…
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Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles
NEW YORK — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt, marking a…
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