‘Clean’ Energy Products Added to DOL’s 2022 List of Goods Produced by Child or Forced Labor

The Department of Labor has just released its 2022 edition of goods produced by child or forced labor.  In this edition, the DOL has added ... Read More

FDA Food Facility Registration Renewals Begin October 1; Act Now to Avoid Supply Chain Disruption

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin accepting food facility registration renewals from October 1 through December 31, 2022. Failure to renew food ... Read More

Nationwide Rail Strike Averted!

The railroads and labor unions have reached a tentative deal, averting a nationwide strike that threatened to cripple U.S. supply chains - less than 24 ... Read More

Chinese Ports at a Standstill as Typhoon Muifa Storms Toward Shanghai

Typhoon Muifa intensified this morning as it barreled towards Shanghai, prompting authorities in the eastern province of Zhejiang to order the ports in Shanghai, Ningbo, ... Read More

Class I Railroads Announce More Embargoes as They Brace for a Nationwide Strike

While there is still a possibility that a nationwide strike can be avoided, the Class I railroads are preparing new embargoes in the event the ... Read More

Industrial Actions at Two Key Ports Threaten to Cripple UK Supply Chains

A second strike at Felixstowe will overlap Liverpool action, overwhelm London Gateway and Southampton. Dockworkers at the Port of Felixstowe have confirmed a second wave ... Read More

Nationwide Rail Strike Could Deal Another Blow to U.S. Economy

A crippling railroad strike, which has been brewing since January 2020, could unfold by week’s end after the two largest railroad unions drew a line ... Read More

German Factories Halt Production as Energy Prices Soar

Energy has become so expensive in Germany that the economic powerhouse is facing a manufacturing shutdown that threatens to collapse the nation. Calling the situation ... Read More

Liverpool Dockworkers Announce Strike Dates

Dockworkers at the UK’s Port of Liverpool will walk off the job for two weeks beginning September 19 over pay and working conditions after rejecting ... Read More