Portugal’s Dockworkers Stage Prolonged Nationwide Strike, Paralyzing the Country’s Import and Export Operations
Ports across Portugal, Madeira, and the Azores have reported significant disruptions after members of the National Union of Workers of Port Administrations (SNTAP) walked off ... Read More
Chinese Officials Enforce Tighter COVID Restrictions, Production Takes a Hit
New COVID-19 cases continue to surge across China despite the country’s draconian containment policies. Nationwide, new infections climbed to 7,475 on November 7 according to ... Read More
Second Rail Union Rejects Deal, Increasing the Likelihood of Nationwide Strike
In a further blow, another rail union - the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen - has voted down the proposed contract with the Class I railroads, ... Read More
U.S. Grapples with Gas and Diesel Shortages
The U.S. exported a record amount of crude and fuel last week, despite a growing domestic shortage of gasoline and diesel supplies ... Read More
Rail Union Rejects Deal, Renewing Possibility of a Nationwide Railroad Strike
The threat of a nationwide rail strike is back after members of the third-largest rail union rejected last month’s tentative agreement with the Class I ... 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
