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From Teslas to BMWs, automobiles are piling up on land and at sea in German port of Bremerhaven
Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Port of Bremerhaven, the primary roll on/roll off port in Germany and just one of the major auto hubs in the environment, is enduring gridlock. The mixture of the lack of drivers to transfer containers and automobiles out of the port and large volumes of normal trade […]
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‘Day Without Us’ protesters walk out over abortion rights reversal, days before Supreme Court returns
An abortion rights protester participates in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Houston, Texas, May 14, 2022. Callaghan O’hare | Reuters People across the United States skipped work Friday for a “Day Without Us” protest of the recent Supreme Court […]
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Railroad bottleneck at nation’s busiest West Coast ports reaches inflection point
A Union Pacific freight train carries goods east near Palm Springs, California, a key link in the roadways and railways that connect the southern California metropolitan areas, as well as the busiest port complex in the nation, with the rest of the U.S. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rail congestion from […]
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Congested Port of Oakland slashing free wait time for import containers
In an aerial view, shipping containers sit on the dock at the Port of Oakland on May 20, 2022 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Port of Oakland has had enough of the long-dwelling import containers clogging its ports. On July 1, Oakland is reducing the tariff-free time from seven days to […]
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Union announces daytime work stoppage at congested Port of Oakland
In an aerial view, a container ship sits docked at the Port of Oakland on May 20, 2022 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A crucial port workers union is shifting a planned work stoppage to daytime hours June 20 at the already-congested Port of Oakland in California, just days before the expiration […]
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