Archive: Juni 2022
Juni 13, 2022
South Korea Enters Seventh Day of Trucker Strike
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy estimates that the auto, petrochemical, steel and other key industries have seen production disruptions worth about 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion). It said in a statement that the impact from the stoppage…
READ MORE >Juni 10, 2022
West Coast Dock Workers Continue Labor Negotiations
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, seaport officials, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association are hoping to reach a long-term contract with the ILWU's more than 22,000 workers at the 29 ports along the U.S.…
READ MORE >Juni 3, 2022
FMC Releases Report on the Effects of COVID-19 on the International Supply Chain
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye released her Final Report for Fact Finding 29, “The Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain.” The report is the result of a two-year…
READ MORE >Juni 1, 2022
Shanghai Returning to Normalcy as Lockdown Lifts
China’s largest city has begun returning to normalcy amid the easing of a strict two-month COVID-19 lockdown. Full bus and subway service in Shanghai is being restored, with rail connections to the rest of China to follow (source: AP News).
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