Only import relief will ease US chassis availability: providers
[caption caption="A key factor constraining the chassis market is US tariffs and antidumping duties and countervailing duties on chassis from China. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]Chassis providers warn that with equipment production maxed out through next year, only a reversal of rising dwell times by US importers will ease availability -- and the only way...
Agricultural exporters plead for more Oakland services
[caption caption="Agricultural shippers are diverting some exports to Los Angeles-Long Beach, but they face costly and lengthy truck hauls and extensive vessel delays there. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]Agricultural exporters in California’s Central Valley are pleading with trans-Pacific carriers that suspended calls in Oakland last winter due to congestion at the Northern California port to immediately reinstate at least some of those services now that their harvest is in...
USDA and HHS Launch Resource Guide to Help Rural Communities Increase Access to Child Care Services
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2021 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development Katie Hamm today unveiled a joint resource guide (PDF, 3.5 MB) to help people in rural and Tribal communities increase access to child care services.
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New Orleans asks for federal aid due to Ida damage
[caption caption="Container and rail operations have resumed as normal, but damage may pose issues for southern Louisiana’s bulk ag shippers. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]The Port of New Orleans is among the Louisiana ports appealing to the Biden administration for federal aid in the wake of Hurricane Ida, saying damage from the Category 4 storm “placed significant additional stress on an already...
New Orleans asks for federal aid due to Hurricane Ida damage
[caption caption="Container and rail operations have resumed as normal, but damage may pose issues for southern Louisiana’s bulk ag shippers. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com"][/caption]The Port of New Orleans is among the Louisiana ports appealing to the Biden administration for federal aid in the wake of Hurricane Ida, saying damage from the Category 4 storm “placed significant additional stress on an already...