Category: supply chain

EU Seeks Sweeping New Crisis Powers to Secure Critical Supply Chains

The executive body of the European Union (EU) laid out a new emergency tool to secure supply chains in times of crisis that would give it sweeping new powers to block member countries from adopting restrictions to the free movement of crisis-relevant goods or force businesses to break contracts and stockpile key products. Details of…


Capitol Report (Sept. 15): Illegal Aliens Arrive in Martha’s Vineyard By Plane; Railroad Strike Avoided

A new supply chain crisis is averted. Union workers will now vote on a tentative deal with rail companies. Former President Donald Trump is warning of “big problems” if he’s indicted. He also shares how such a development could affect whether he runs for president again. A new report says that the flow of illegal…


Capitol Report (Sept. 15): Illegal Immigrants Arrive in Martha’s Vineyard by Plane; Railroad Strike Avoided

A new supply chain crisis is averted. Union workers will now vote on a tentative deal with rail companies. Former President Donald Trump is warning of “big problems” if he’s indicted. He also shares how such a development could affect whether he runs for president again. A new report says that the flow of illegal…


‘Economic Catastrophe’: Democrats Face Tough Choices Over Rail Strike, Potential Political Fallout

Congressional Democrats are facing tough calls over an impending strike of rail workers, which observers fear could cause an economic catastrophe for the United States’ already strained supply chain. Railroad workers’ unions and major U.S. railroad services over the past several weeks have been involved in negotiations over wages and the railroads’ strict attendance policies,…


Looming Nationwide Railroad Strike Threatens Food Supply Chain as Union and Carriers Negotiations Stall

The American Bakers Association (ABA) is warning of potentially severe consequences for the nation’s supply chain should thousands of union rail workers go on strike next week following stalled labor negotiations. “Even a temporary interruption would create a devastating ripple effect,” Lee Sanders, the ABA’s senior vice president of government relations and public affairs, said…


Ocean Shipping Rates Tumbled More Than Half in 2022

Ocean shipping rates on the major ocean trade routes have tumbled more than half from the beginning of the year, according to The Wall Street Journal. The start of the fourth quarter is typically the industry’s peak season, but many importers have already shipped their holiday goods earlier in the year while rising inflation rates…


Amid Sizzling Temps, Chinese Cities Power Down, Putting Foreign Companies in a Tough Spot

Power cuts and limitations imposed in parts of China amid extreme heat waves have caused production halts and supply chain disruptions. Coming after two years of pandemic-related restrictions, the restrictions have added to the difficulties of foreign companies like Tesla. Tesla, seen as the most influential foreign auto giant in China, is facing operating woes…


US Deluded About the Threat Imposed by China: Center for Security Policy

The threat imposed on the United States by the Chinese regime far exceeds the Soviet nuclear threat, according to executive chairman at the Center for Security Policy Frank Gaffney. “The Soviet nuclear threat …. was nothing, nothing, compared to what we now face in terms of the comprehensive threat …. from the Chinese Communist Party,”…


US Deluded About the Threat Posed by China: Center for Security Policy

The threat imposed on the United States by the Chinese regime far exceeds the Soviet nuclear threat, according to executive chairman at the Center for Security Policy Frank Gaffney. “The Soviet nuclear threat …. was nothing, nothing, compared to what we now face in terms of the comprehensive threat …. from the Chinese Communist Party,”…


US Deluded About Threat Posed by China: Center for Security Policy

The threat imposed on the United States by the Chinese regime far exceeds the Soviet nuclear threat, according to executive chairman at the Center for Security Policy Frank Gaffney. “The Soviet nuclear threat …. was nothing, nothing, compared to what we now face in terms of the comprehensive threat …. from the Chinese Communist Party,”…