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Bloomberg· 2025-08-22 09:56
South Africa’s government shortlisted 11 private companies to operate on the nation’s freight-rail network and help tackle logistics bottlenecks that have weighed on economic growth https://t.co/75mLw8voWW ...
Secret Service rushes to Alaska for Trump-Putin summit #shorts #russia #putin #trump #putin
Bloomberg Television· 2025-08-14 18:58
Alaska's ready. Um we we have uh we have the venue already selected. The um White House has already done that at our joint base Elmanorf Richardson here in Anchorage.So it's going to be pretty secure. Uh president's going to land there and um they've got a lot of space for meetings and so I think it's a a location that works well. Incredible reporting here about the logistics going into all of this.Uh Anchorage has a limited number of hotel rooms to work with here, a small rental car market. So, we're truck ...
The Hidden Logistics Behind Flight Turnarounds
The Wall Street Journal· 2025-08-03 14:00
[Music] These airline staff have just 2 minutes to get this jetty attached and the doors of this plane open in order to stay on schedule. See, while the passengers flight may have just ended, for British Airways, a complex race is just beginning. One it has to perform over 300 times every single day at just one airport alone.It's the race to turn a plane around ready for the next wave of passengers and get up to 35 aircraft an hour airborne as efficiently as possible. If it isn't done correctly, it could ca ...
Why the U.S. Military’s Big Problem Is Chinese-Made Cargo Ships
The Wall Street Journal· 2025-07-03 19:32
Industry Overview - Chinese shipyards have rapidly grown to become major players in global shipbuilding, leading to a significant portion of America's cargo being carried by Chinese ships [1] - The US aims to counter China's dominance in shipbuilding due to concerns about naval warfare logistics, particularly in potential conflicts like one over Taiwan [2][3] US Response - The US government is considering imposing fees on Chinese ships docking in the US to incentivize cargo ship companies to diversify their suppliers [3] - Congress is contemplating a bill to subsidize American shipyards to revitalize the domestic shipbuilding industry [4] Challenges and Implications - Rebuilding the American commercial shipbuilding industry will be a lengthy process, potentially taking years [4] - American taxpayers would bear the financial burden of subsidizing the shipbuilding initiative [4]