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COVID-19

27 Oct
A second rail union rejects labor deal over paid sick leave
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen and their employers agreed to avoid service disruptions until December as part of a “status quo” period.
27 Oct
Kaiser Aluminum reports $24M in higher costs from magnesium, molten metal shortages
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The aluminum maker is diversifying its supply base after constraints forced it to lower production levels at its Indiana rolling mill.
27 Oct
How PepsiCo is convincing its farmers to embrace regenerative agriculture
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The food and beverage giant is hoping practices like cover cropping can help it meet its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2040.
26 Oct
UPS and FedEx rate increases are coming. Here’s how shippers can prepare.
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Experts note that shipping rates are negotiable, but how amenable the delivery giants will be to concessions is up for debate.
26 Oct
BMW invests $1.7B to expand EV output in the US
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The automaker will expand a South Carolina plant and inked a deal with a battery supplier to build a nearby facility.
26 Oct
GXO to halt operations at 2 Texas facilities servicing Pepsi
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The logistics company will end operations in Dallas and Lancaster no later than Dec. 10.
26 Oct
Ingredion partners with HowGood to measure ingredient sustainability
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
A scorecard for each item measuring aspects including emissions, water usage and labor risk will be available by the end of 2022.
25 Oct
Whirlpool slashes production by 35% as demand falls
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Manufacturing levels have dropped to levels not seen since COVID-19 shut down facilities in 2020.
25 Oct
Apple calls on suppliers to decarbonize operations by 2030
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Major suppliers, including chip vendor TSMC, have pledged to power 100% of production for the tech giant with renewables.
25 Oct
Railroads reject union’s sick leave demands, fueling strike concerns
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Shippers are warily eyeing the negotiations process in the case of an economically damaging rail shutdown.