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Port employers and the union representing East and Gulf coasts dockworkers begin a two-day meeting in New Jersey to prevent a strike that would disrupt maritime commerce along the entire U.S. Eastern Seaboard. Talks on a labor deal for six of the 10 busiest ports stopped in June when the...

The ongoing container shortage and port congestion is becoming old news. Freight income per TEU is higher than ever due to the COVID-spurred consumer demand for goods. The industry is seeing a large number of blank sailings, not for lack of cargo, but because the containers sit in waiting for so...

This is an excerpt from Monday's (6/7) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. Off-price retailers typically weather economic downturns with relative ease. In good economies, loyal shoppers of off-pricers like T.J. Maxx, Ross Stores and Burlington have the wherewithal...