Navajo Company Sues BNSF Railway Over Coal Transportation December 22, 2022 By Felicia Fonseca One of the largest coal producers in the United States has sued a major freight railroad, alleging it breached a...
400 Groups Urge U.S. Lawmakers to Take ‘Immediate Steps’ to Block Potential Rail Strike November 28, 2022 By David Shepardson More than 400 groups on Monday called on Congress to intervene in an ongoing railroad labor standoff that threatens to...
Biden Awards $2.8B to Boost U.S. Minerals Output for EV Batteries October 19, 2022 By David Shepardson Updated: 1:15pm EDT, Oct 19 The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is awarding $2.8 billion in grants to boost...
Hackers Targeting Tech Supply Chains Spur Security Startup Boom October 19, 2022 By Jordan Robertson Cyberattacks on the digital supply chain have become increasingly common, as hackers seek out weak links among makers of computer...
Mississippi River Reopens to Barge Traffic After Low Water Closures October 11, 2022 By Karl Plume Two stretches of the southern Mississippi River were reopened to commercial traffic over the weekend after dredging operations deepened the...
U.S. Barge Backlog Swells on Parched Mississippi River October 5, 2022 By Karl Plume Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday as low water levels...
Ian Aftermath Even Harder to Fix With Supply Chain Tattered September 30, 2022 By Jen Skerritt and Olivia Rockeman The difficult job of rebuilding communities pummeled by Hurricane Ian is expected to be made even worse by a problem...
Traffic, Water Shortages, Now Floods: The Slow Death of India’s Tech Hub? September 16, 2022 Harish Pullanoor spent his weekends in the late 1980s tramping around the marshes and ponds of Yemalur, an area then...
Supply Chain Restructuring to Generate $33B in Commercial P/C Premiums by 2026: Swiss Re September 14, 2022 By Kimberly Tallon Swiss Re predicts that deglobalization will generate $33 billion in new commercial property/casualty insurance premiums by 2026, according to its...
US Pandemic-Era Inflation Mostly Driven by Demand Surge, NY Fed Study Finds August 24, 2022 By Jonnelle Marte The majority of US pandemic-era inflation came from a surge in demand, but supply-chain constraints stoked it further, Federal Reserve...