China’s steel industry under pressure from failing property sector
Government stimulus and lower interest rates are designed to boost demand, but a recovery is not on the horizon.
STB to weigh CP/KCS merger in September hearing
Opposition to the combination has emerged; board must also consider conditions requested by railroads, shippers.
China, COVID and iron-ore prices
Virus-related shutdowns have negatively impacted steel demand and future uncertainty is depressing ore prices, for now.
Breakbulk lumber is booming at the Port of Lake Charles
Louisiana port is also considering development of an offshore wind facility.
Cold-storage industry faces workforce issues, inflationary pressure
Americold, the largest player, managed to recover increased costs, but food production has yet to return to normal.
Last-mile deliveries: Competition heating up for sites
Whatever the facts and figures surrounding ongoing COVID-19 infections, the public discourse suggests that many political leaders and their voters are over, or want to be over, the pandemic.
Transportation and infrastructure difficulties are hobbling Canada’s forest products industry
Supply-chain problems compromise rail service; shortage of industrial space hampers port operations.
Ukraine war clouds global steel demand prospects
Conflict has added a large dose of uncertainty to industry projections.
South Brooklyn development adds to crucial wind-port inventory
Solving vertical clearance issue opens acreage for offshore operations
Revealed: Biden’s steel tariff policy
Recent agreements with Japan and the EU indicate the administration’s hybrid approach
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