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MINNEAPOLIS — A strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the U.S. via the Great Lakes to the rest of the world.

AURORA, Colo. — Ports and shippers are exploring ambitious port digitization and tracking system projects that allow stakeholders across the supply chain to track cargo in real time.

Estes Express Lines’ information technology systems are “completely restored” after a cyberattack earlier in October, according to Chief Operating Officer Webb Estes.

UPS Inc. cut its annual profit target on a spike in costs from a new union labor contract and weaker package demand.

WASHINGTON — The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied rising interest rates to spend at a brisk pace.

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union said Oct. 25 it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly 6-week-old strikes.

Railway operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. said a weakening economy and spate of labor disruptions weighed on freight volumes in the third quarter more than management anticipated.

AURORA, Colo. —  As land around the nation’s congested seaports gets more expensive, executives at  AAPA's annual convention said a viable option is to develop inland ports.

Snarled traffic added $94.6 billion in costs to the trucking industry in 2021, up from $74.5 billion in 2016, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Convoy, the Seattle-based freight startup that shut down last week, is being sold, according to a former Convoy employee familiar with the deal.