Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to demands from seafarers to be sent home, some of whom have spent more than a year at sea.
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Planning Expert Emphasizes Health Considerations in Public Policy
Public agencies at all levels of government, including the ones related to transportation, should incorporate health considerations into policy decisions, a planning expert said.
August 12, 2020UPS, FedEx Gear Up to Ship COVID-19 Vaccine When Ready
UPS and FedEx are among the companies hard at work on strategies to ship a COVID-19 vaccine safely around the world once it is ready.
August 6, 2020Smithfield Goes On Defensive Over COVID-19 Response
Smithfield Foods Inc. is defending its efforts to keep employees safe and supply food to the nation during the coronavirus pandemic.
August 3, 2020UPS Readies Freezer Farms to Store Virus Vaccine When Approved
UPS Inc. is building two giant freezer farms capable of super-cooling millions of vials of a COVID-19 vaccine, preparing for the day when it will need to deliver the medicine at high speed across the globe.
August 3, 2020Lawmakers Highlight Supply Chain Concerns Amid Pandemic
House lawmakers recently pointed to the need for enhancing the manufacturing environment for products and equipment to avoid future disruptions along supply chains affected during the coronavirus pandemic.
July 31, 2020World’s Supply Chain May Not Be Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine
The industries that shepherd goods around the world on ships and planes acknowledge they aren’t ready to handle the challenges of shipping an eventual COVID-19 vaccine from drugmakers to billions of people.
July 27, 2020Some Chinese Ports Are Jammed Again on Food Testing
Intensive testing of meat, seafood and other products for the coronavirus has tripled customs clearance times at some major Chinese ports, raising concerns the delays could ensnare global trade flows.
July 13, 2020Consumer Brands Spearheads Contactless Delivery Task Force
A task force was launched to develop standards for reducing human contact when moving freight from Class 8 vehicles to last-mile drop-offs.
July 9, 2020Biden Promises to Bolster US Medical Equipment Supply Chain
Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products “back to U.S. soil,” creating jobs and bolstering a domestic supply chain he says has been exposed as inadequate and vulnerable by the coronavirus outbreak.
July 7, 2020