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State legislators spend 5 hours hashing out supply chain problems and solutions

Redlands Daily Facts 04 Nov 2021

a steady influx of cargo sparked by the pandemic and a buying spree that has stalled the system, empty containers scattered throughout the region and packed containers taking up too much space for too long on the docks, leading to further logjams of ships left to idle offshore for several days at a time.

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Pitney Bowes Expands Shipping Portfolio with Acquisition of CrescoData

The Maryville Daily Times 04 Nov 2021

PBI), a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services, today announced the acquisition of CrescoData, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business in the commerce space. Terms of the deal were not disclosed ... “Shipping is a significant ...

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California legislators spend 5 hours hashing out supply chain problems and solutions

SiliconValley.com 04 Nov 2021

a steady influx of cargo sparked by the pandemic and a buying spree that has stalled the system, empty containers scattered throughout the region and packed containers taking up too much space for too long on the docks, leading to further logjams of ships left to idle offshore for several days at a time.

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Supply chain delays disrupt California agriculture exports

Albany Democrat Herald 04 Nov 2021

(AP) — Amid an historic drought posing threats to future harvests, California farmers now say they have no way to export the crops they do have because of a kink in the global supply chain that has left container ships lined up off the Southern California coast with nowhere to deliver their goods ... But the backlog of ships entering U.S.

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Supply chain delays delay shipments for California farmers

Albany Democrat Herald 04 Nov 2021

(AP) — Amid an historic drought posing threats to future harvests, California farmers now say they are struggling to export the crops they do have because of a kink in the global supply chain that has left container ships lined up off the Southern California coast with nowhere to deliver their goods ... But the backlog of ships entering U.S.

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Why The Global Supply Chain Is Broken And How To Fix It

The Birmingham Times 04 Nov 2021

Speaking from the Israeli headquarters of shipping firm Freightos, the chief marketing officer is referring to the confluence of events behind a global supply-chain crisis ... “It’s never been more expensive to ship and never less reliable to get there,” says Ami Daniel, CEO of maritime intelligence company Windward.

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W�rtsil� and Simon M�kster Shipping to Study Ammonia and LNG Dual-Fuel

The Maritime Executive 04 Nov 2021

The technology group Wärtsilä and Norway based Simon Møkster Shipping have signed a collaboration agreement to carry out a feasibility study on utilising ammonia as the main fuel in dual-fuel engines where LNG is the alternative fuel ... Simon Møkster Shipping is 100% owned by the Møkster family.

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These big corporations are pledging to accelerate purchases of climate tech

GreenBiz 04 Nov 2021

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry, seeks to create demand for low-carbon approaches to steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, shipping, aviation and trucking ... Shipping. Shipping companies must strive to power at least 5 percent of their deep-sea shipping fleet with zero-emission fuels by 2030.

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Produce groups issue joint statement on supply chain disruptions

Fresh Plaza 04 Nov 2021

The statement notes that, almost two years since the start of the COVID-19 global pandemic, there have been substantial increases in costs and delays along the supply chain, threatening food security and the long-term economic viability of the North American fresh produce sector.

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Vietnam seeks information from Iran about seized oil tanker

Albany Democrat Herald 04 Nov 2021

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam was seeking more information Thursday about a Vietnamese oil tanker that was seized at gunpoint last month by Iranian soldiers in the Gulf of Oman, while vowing to ensure the safety and humane treatment of the ship's crew members ... Ship-tracking data ...

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Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker

Albany Democrat Herald 04 Nov 2021

Ship-tracking data analyzed by the AP from MarineTraffic.com showed the vessel still off Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas on Tuesday ... resigns before term ends ... Tehran also did not provide the ship’s name, or other details, nor any explanation of why the Navy might target it.

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'Labor shortages reduced apple export volumes'

Fresh Plaza 04 Nov 2021

It is likely labor shortages at harvest will remain for the 2021/2021 harvest. Increased shipping costs and unreliability of shipping schedules also look set to continue ... The shortages were a result of New Zealand’s international border closures because of COVID19, limiting the number of short-term Pacific Islands’ workers able to enter New Zealand.

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6 Gift Categories Unaffected by Supply Chain Delays

Corvallis Gazette-Times 04 Nov 2021

The good news for consumers is that there are still a handful of categories that are easy to buy, which means you can still shop, wrap and gift presents without worrying that they’ll get stuck on a container ship thousands of miles away ... “Perishable food items can’t stay in shipping containers so go by other methods, like air.

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Global food supply chains are being overwhelmed

GreenBiz 04 Nov 2021

Hidden behind the haze of food supply "magic" is the reality of increasingly pressured resources relying on global flows of container shipping and air freight ... Container shipping is out of sync and struggling to cope with renewed demands ... We’re seeing spikes in container shipping ...

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Moon low-key on US chip data request at G20, passing buck to Samsung

Korea Times 04 Nov 2021

Moon touched broadly on the significance of normalizing the global supply chain while being specific about ways to tackle the international shipping crisis, which needs China's support to resolve ... "Samsung will face greater challenges in terms of surviving on its own.".