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From crops to auto parts, bridge blockade could have long impact

Blue Grace Logistics

Canada border crossing to the list of supply chain problems pounding Michigan businesses. Brian Hitchcock’s trucking business is at a near-standstill thanks to protesters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, but he said they are not the problem. Both Canada and the U.S. billion in annual exports to Canada.

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Canadian trucker blockade at Ambassador Bridge disrupts auto production, risking layoffs

Blue Grace Logistics

More than a quarter of the goods traded between the United States and Canada move across the privately owned bridge, the busiest border crossing between the two nations. “We are very concerned — the worldwide supply chain is already laboring after the pandemic and workforce shortages. . ” Pausing Production. Ford Motor Co.,

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. Fruit and vegetable shortages in Australia. From Fuel to Fertiliser, Supply Shortages Start to Bite.