Global supply chain starts planning for a Trump win, new China tariffs

Global logistics companies tell CNBC they have started the planning for a potential Trump win in November and the strategies that will be needed to mitigate any additional tariffs, with Mexico a key import gateway for any escalation in the trade war against China begun under Trump and continued during the Biden presidency. The planning … Read more

Canadian West Coast port employees vote sure to ratify a tentative deal. Railroad congestion continues

Transport containers are loaded onto rail automobiles on the World Container Terminals Vanterm container terminal on Vancouver Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Photos Members of the Worldwide Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) of Canada voted to ratify the second tentative settlement with West Coast port possession, which means an … Read more

Dock staff at key Canadian ports reject labor deal, creating additional commerce uncertainty

Transport containers are loaded onto rail automobiles on the International Container Terminals Vanterm container terminal on Vancouver Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Photographs Abroad commerce coming into North America via key ports on Canada’s West Coast faces extra uncertainty after dock staff rejected a tentative labor deal late Friday. … Read more

West Coast port staff in Canada formally start strike

A union representing port staff in Western Canada formally started hanging, an motion that would have ripple results reaching past the U.S.’s northern neighbor. The Worldwide Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada’s Longshore Division introduced its labor strike started in a Saturday Fb submit signed by union president Rob Ashton. Greater than 99% of members of … Read more