FreightWaves Classics/Leaders: Chao broke barriers leading federal departments

Elaine Chou, then-Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. (Photo: USDOT)

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Organizations across the United States are paying tribute to “generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success.” FreightWaves joins in that tribute. An earlier article profiled the U.S. Coast Guard’s Melvin Kealoha Bell.

To continue honoring Americans of Asian and/or Pacific Island heritage, FreightWaves Classics profiles a woman who has accomplished a great deal in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classicsleaders-elaine-chao-broke-barriers-and-led-accomplishments

FreightWaves Classics: Lockout at West Coast ports caused economic havoc in 2002

ILWU members march. (Photo: Stephen Carr/Daily Breeze)

Almost everyone in the world of freight knows of the chaos that has occurred (and is occurring) in ocean freight during 2021. Many ships are at anchor near a number of U.S. ports and have also been unable to dock at times at Chinese ports as well. As described by FreightWaves Market Experts and reported by FreightWaves editorial staff, ocean freight has been in peak season almost the entire year. 

The worst backups have been at U.S. West Coast ports, where most of the ships from China...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-lockout-at-west-coast-ports-caused-economic-havoc-in-2002

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