The White House on Feb. 21 announced new measures to strengthen cybersecurity of U.S. ports and maritime supply chains, following the same-day release of a Maritime Advisory report. An advisory from the U.S. Department of Transportation warned that foreign-built port equipment features vulnerabilities that may be used to impact or harm global maritime supply chains, […]
The Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are impacting global supply chains and causing oil and freight costs to rise. How seriously should the United States be taking this as a national security issue? NTD spoke with Jim Nelles, a supply chain consultant and economic analyst, for his perspective.
A California congresswoman asking entities worldwide to pull support from a Chinese logistics platform. In a recent letter, Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) argued the platform: “could give the CCP a road map to gain a stranglehold on the arteries of global trade.” She added that its data could help Beijing identify transportation paths to control […]
Community leaders in a Southern California city held a memorial after two police officers were killed in the line of duty Tuesday. NTD heard from officials mourning the loss, as well as details on the case. Lawmakers are rushing legislation to write abortion into the state constitution. By comparison, such changes usually take two years. […]
LONDON—Britain on Tuesday banned any ship with Russian connections from entering its ports as the country stepped up efforts to isolate President Vladimir Putin’s government because of its war in Ukraine. Announcing the blanket ban in a tweet, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps encouraged other countries to prohibit ships tied to Russia from using their […]
Beijing city has announced that individuals who have recently visited overland ports of entry at China’s borders should avoid the nation’s capital, with national authorities concerned about COVID-19 transmission from abroad as they battle a month-long outbreak while making preparations for the Winter Olympics. People who have traveled in the previous two weeks to county-level […]
At least 16 provinces in mainland China have recently experienced a new round of COVID-19 outbreaks. Tougher restrictions have been implemented in northern China, with manufacturing and business operations and border ports shutdown, city services and transportation suspended, and people are not allowed to move in and out of the city, leaving travelers stranded, and […]
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that there is “serious progress” being made in dealing with supply chain bottlenecks at two major ports in California as they moved to 24/7 operations.
President Joe Biden has called on the private sector supply chain to “step up” amid growing concerns around logistical bottlenecks and increasing inflation. Biden’s comments in a speech on Oct. 13 came following announcements that the Port of Los Angeles will move to a 24/7 service—a step the Port of Long Beach made several weeks […]
The Mississippi ports of Pascagoula and Gulfport signed agreements in Cuba on Monday (February 20) with an eye to future business with a Republican U.S. senator from the state looking on, despite concerns President Donald Trump might backtrack on improved relations. Senator Thad Cochran is the only Republican among five U.S. senators and a U.S. […]
