News & Notes

Port News

2 More Tall Cranes Arrive at SC Port (US News)

Jasper County Poised to Take Over Half of Port Ownership (Bluffton Today)

Steamship/Tug

Ocean Carriers Hold All the Cards in Contract Talks with Shippers (Freightwaves)

India Looks to Enter Container Manufacturing (Splash 247)

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to Reactivate Another 3 Vessels (Splash 247)

Truck/Rail

Port Truck Drivers Protest Long Waits at Baltimore Container Terminal (Baltimore Sun)

Judge Says Railroad Talks Should Be Included in Lawsuits (AP)

Railroads Tout Trains Over Trucks (AJOT)

Logistics/ Supply Chain

XPO Closing Easton Area Warehouse affecting More than 1000 Workers (Morning Call)

US Retailers See Millions in Sales Delays Amid Shipping Logjam (AJOT)

Biden Orders Broad Supply Chain Review Amid Chip Shortages (WSJ)

Tyson to Use Real Time for Visibility in Warehouse Shipments (Supply Chain)

Commerce

BMW Manufacturing to Build a New Training Center in Spartanburg (Trade & Industry)

Omatic Software Expanding Operations in Charleston County (SC Commerce)

King Machine Expanding Operations in Sumter County (SC Commerce)