Between miles-long trains and an e-commerce boom, cargo on freight trains has become easy pickings for robbers.
Ahead of potential tariffs, companies are trying to get more foreign goods into the country — and faster. Space seems to be available, unlike a few years ago.
Sue Monaghan’s business is recovering while she navigates obstacles like another possible port strike and proposed tariffs.
If the strike drags on, some imported items could run low. How quickly that happens depends in part on retailers’ and consumers’ ability to stock up.
For months, shippers have been insuring against strike delays by sending their cargo to the other side of the continent.
“Trade barriers drive inflation,” explained Tobias Meyer, CEO of the German logistics company DHL Group.
Careers at the port range from environmentalist to tug boat captain to welder. But people have to know they exist in order to apply to do them.
UPS’ Velocity in Louisville, Kentucky, has more robots than workers.
The owner of a Baltimore warehouse and shipping company describes how the port’s closure and reopening has affected business.
Peter Goodman of The New York Times discusses the complex inner workings of our fragile system and why it broke down during the pandemic.
