PETER S. GOODMAN
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What One Importer’s Legal Fight Says About the Power of Cargo Giants
The Biden administration has vowed to crack down on abuses by ocean carriers. But cases at the Federal Maritime Commission reveal the challenges of the...
‘No Jobs Available’: The Feast or Famine Careers of America’s Port Drivers.
Consumer demand has cooled, leaving fewer containers to pick up on the West Coast. For Marshawn Jackson, a truck driver paid by the delivery, that...
For Rail Workers, Anger Persists Over Sick Leave
A tentative new contract brokered by the White House offered employees one day off, leaving some dissatisfied and raising the risk of another impasse.
How a Rail Strike Could Reinvigorate Supply Chain Disruption
If freight trains stop rolling, the result could be chaos for business, shortages for consumers, and fresh momentum for rising prices.
Can Global Shipping Be Fixed? One Regulator Will Try.
The Federal Maritime Commission, traditionally obscure, has been cast by Congress and the administration to help lead the campaign to tame inflation.
How Henry Ford Would Deal With Today’s Supply Chain Upheaval
The automobile pioneer believed short-term interests must not squeeze out investment in a business’ resilience, a lesson many companies have learned the hard way since...
American Importers Accuse Shipping Giants of Profiteering
Carriers are exploiting the supply chain chaos to breach contracts and jack up rates, importers say in asking for federal intervention.
How the Supply Chain Crunch is Hurting California Farmers.
As shipping companies concentrate on the most lucrative routes from China to California, almond growers are struggling to transport their wares.
This Is What Happens When Globalization Breaks Down
The story of one shipping container from a factory in China to a warehouse in the United States traces the arc of a global supply...
New Supply Chain Risk: 22,000 Dockworkers Who May Soon Strike
With the contract of union workers at West Coast ports nearing expiration, the prospect of a labor impasse threatens another shock to the global economy.
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