President Joe Biden will use the Baltimore port as a backdrop Nov. 10 in his campaign to promote the $550 billion infrastructure legislation Congress cleared last week, $17 billion of which would go to ports.
November 10, 2021Josh Wingrove
Government, Business, Logistics
The Gunde Maersk docks at the Port of Baltimore. (Maryland Port Administration)
A Rare Port Success Story Is Chance for Biden to Tout Plans
The Gunde Maersk docks at the Port of Baltimore. (Maryland Port Administration)
Government, Business, Logistics
Pedestrians watch from River Street as a cargo ship and a tug boat travel into the Port of Savannah. (Ty Wright/Bloomberg News)
Savannah Port Gets Funds to Expand Container Storage
Pedestrians watch from River Street as a cargo ship and a tug boat travel into the Port of Savannah. (Ty Wright/Bloomberg News)
The U.S. Department of Transportation will allow the Georgia Port Authority to build storage for shipping containers at sites near the Port of Savannah using $8 million in unspent federal grants, part of a new plan to relieve supply chain bottlenecks at U.S. ports.
November 9, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 vaccination program at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg News)
Biden: Companies Should Mandate Vaccine
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 vaccination program at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden said full approval of the Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine should clear the way for companies to impose vaccine requirements for employees.
August 23, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden walk on the Ellipse June 20 after returning from Delaware. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
Biden Won’t Accept Gas Tax in Latest Infrastructure Plan
President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden walk on the Ellipse June 20 after returning from Delaware. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden still sees sticking points in a draft bipartisan Senate infrastructure plan, as top aides warned June 21 that they continue to explore other legislative pathways and will not support certain tax increases as part of a final deal.
June 21, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics
Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, speaks during a news conference on Jan. 25. (Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg News)
Biden to Approach China Relationship With ‘Patience,’ White House Says
Jen Psaki, White House press secretary, speaks during a news conference on Jan. 25. (Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg News)
President Joe Biden’s administration is approaching its relationship with Beijing with “patience” and plans to review hard-line policies that were a hallmark of Donald Trump’s presidency, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
January 25, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics
President Trump speaks during a meeting in the White House with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 7. (Doug Mills/Bloomberg News)
Trump Casts Doubt on Future of China Trade Deal
President Trump speaks during a meeting in the White House with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 7. (Doug Mills/Bloomberg News)
President Donald Trump cast doubt on the future of his “phase one” trade deal with China, one of the biggest accomplishments of his first term, saying May 8 that he’s struggling with Beijing in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic.
May 8, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics
Larry Kudlow (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Says US Still Expects China for September Trade Talks
Larry Kudlow (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said the United States still expects Chinese negotiators to come to Washington for another round of trade talks in September, even after the two nations escalated their trade war.
August 6, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
Trump says Mexico will begin paying 5% tarrifs on June 10 if a deal is not reached before then. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Trump Sees ‘Good Chance’ of Deal With Mexico to Avert Tariffs
Trump says Mexico will begin paying 5% tarrifs on June 10 if a deal is not reached before then. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
President Donald Trump said there’s a “good chance” the United States will reach agreement to avert imposing trade tariffs on Mexico slated to take effect June 10, and that the deal would require the country to buy more U.S. agricultural products.
June 7, 2019
Government, Business
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News
Canada Won’t Ratify USMCA Trade Deal if Metals Tariffs Are in Place
Shannon VanRaes/Bloomberg News
Canada is ratcheting up pressure on the U.S. to lift tariffs on steel and aluminum — threatening to hold up the new continental trade deal and change up its own retaliatory tariffs to have a bigger impact.
April 5, 2019
Government, Business
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau addresses the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit in the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 24. (Richard Drew/Associated Press)
US-Canada NAFTA Spat Expected to Run Past Sept. 30 Deadline
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau addresses the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit in the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 24. (Richard Drew/Associated Press)
Canada is signaling that this week’s NAFTA deadline could come and go without a deal — with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau citing a “range of paths” forward while his U.S. envoy digs in on two issues.
September 26, 2018