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Austrians Take Advantage of Device Repair Subsidy
The program encourages consumers to repair broken electrical devices instead of throwing them away.
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A Canadian National Railway locomotive moves through the rail yard on March 29, 2018, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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3 Railroads Join Up to Compete with CPKC to Serve Mexico
Canadian National, Union Pacific and Grupo Mexico will work together.
April 25, 2023
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PFAS & Parts Obsolescence: Act Now to Avoid Disruptions
Understanding where "forever chemicals" exist in your products and processes can help address potential supply chain headaches.
April 24, 2023
Canadian Pacific trains sit at the main CP Rail train yard in Toronto, March 21, 2022.
Supply Chain
CPKC Railroad Announces Deal to Handle Mexico Shipments
It will move shipping containers of goods that the trucking company picks up at manufacturers and ports in Mexico to the key rail hub of Chicago, where all the major railroads exchange traffic — taking traffic away from Union Pacific and BNSF.
April 24, 2023
The crew on a Union Pacific freight train works at a siding area south of Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 24, 2020.
Safety
Unions Say Railroads Should Forgo Buybacks, Spend on Safety
Railroads' safety record has worsened as they cut costs and eliminated nearly one-third of all rail jobs.
April 21, 2023
Digi-Key is investing in supply chain innovations that will serve customers for years.
Supply Chain
Future-Proofing Supply Chains
The future of global logistics is brighter than ever — as long as we can learn from the past.
April 19, 2023
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Amazon Announces Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange
April 25, 2023
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Las Vegas-to-California Bullet Train Gets Bipartisan Backing
April 25, 2023
A dam along the Rio Grande near San Acacia, N.M., May 9, 2021.
Tribes Seek Invitation to Rio Grande Water Commission
April 24, 2023
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Tesla Cuts U.S. Prices Again Ahead of 1Q Earnings Release
April 19, 2023
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April 28, 2023
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Texas Freight Train Collision Injures 2
There was no hazmat onboard.
April 17, 2023
Melissa Boerst, a Lithium Nevada Corp. geologist, points to an area of future exploration from a drill site at the Thacker Pass Project in Humboldt County, Nev., Sept. 13, 2018.
Laws & Regulations
Judge Affirms Stricter Interpretation of Federal Mining Law
The new ruling blocks a metals mine in Nevada.
April 13, 2023
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Aerospace
Airbus Signs Deals to Boost Production with China Aviation Partners
It will contribute to Airbus’ overall rate objective of 75 aircraft per month in 2026.
April 6, 2023
A FedEx truck makes deliveries in Mount Lebanon, Pa., Jan. 23, 2023.
Supply Chain
FedEx Combines Air, Ground Operations in Bid to Slash Costs
The parcel giant's operating companies will be rolled into a single entity by next summer.
April 6, 2023
Motion Ai's new facility in Beverly, Mass.
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Motion Ai Opens New Massachusetts Facility
The division now has 62,000 square-feet of manufacturing space in the Boston area.
April 5, 2023
Visitors wearing masks look at the ARM-structure server processor Yitian 710, developed by Alibaba's in-house semiconductor unit T-Head, at the Apsara Conference, an annual cloud service technology forum hosted by Alibaba Group, in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province on Oct. 19, 2021. Furious at U.S. efforts that cut off access to technology to make advanced computer chips, China's leaders appear to be struggling to figure out how to retaliate without hurting their own ambitions in telecoms, artificial intelligence and other industries.
Technology
China Seethes as U.S. Chip Controls Threaten Tech Ambitions
China has its own chip foundries, but they supply only low-end processors used in autos and appliances.
April 4, 2023
A train sits derailed near Quinn's Hot Springs Resort west of St. Regis, Mont., Sunday, April 2, 2023.
Safety
About 25 Train Cars Derail in Montana, No Injuries Reported
Some of the cars appeared to dip just into a river.
April 3, 2023
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Safety
Pirates Hold Oil Tanker Crew Hostage Off West Africa
The pirates abandoned the vessel but kidnapped some of the crew members.
March 31, 2023
A man fishes with the towering Dukovany nuclear power plant in the background, in Dukovany, Czech Republic, Sept.. 27, 2011. The Czech Republic’s major power company signed a deal on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 with U.S. Westinghouse Electric Co. to deliver fuel supplies for the Dukovany nuclear plant, erasing the country’s dependence on Russia.
Energy
U.S. Westinghouse to Supply Fuel to Czech Nuclear Plants
The deal will eliminate the country's dependence on Russia for such fuel.
March 29, 2023
Two badger cubs in the Szeged Game Park in Szeged, Hungary, April 12, 2006.
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Badgers Burrow Under Train Tracks, Forcing Delays
The animals are a protected species in the Netherlands.
March 22, 2023
Emergency services work at Imperial Dock, where a ship has become dislodged from its holding and is partially toppled over, in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, Wednesday March 22, 2023.
Supply Chain
25 Injured After Docked Ship Tips Over
Photos from the scene showed the ship leaning to the side at a 45-degree angle.
March 22, 2023
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Laws & Regulations
Feds Recover $1.1M from San Diego Logistics Companies
The employers paid some workers less than $2.50 per hour.
March 21, 2023
In this image made from video, former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO, Morris Chang, speaks during a forum in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, March 16, 2023. U.S. government efforts to shift production of processor chips from Asia to the United States will double their cost and slow the spread of their use in phones, cars and other products, the billionaire founder of the global industry’s biggest manufacturer warned Thursday.
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Taiwan Chip Pioneer Warns U.S. Plans Will Boost Costs
Morris Chang of TSMC can't understand why Washington wants to move so much manufacturing from Asia.
March 16, 2023
Canadian Pacific trains sit idle on the tracks due to a strike at the main CP Rail train yard in Toronto, March 21, 2022. The first major railroad merger since the 1990s could be approved Wednesday, March 15, 2023, when federal regulators announce their decision on Canadian Pacific's $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern railroad.
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First Major U.S. Railroad Merger in 2 Decades Will Go Forward
Their coupling will create the only railroad linking Canada, Mexico and the United States.
March 15, 2023