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WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is awarding more than $241 million in grants to bolster U.S. ports, part of the Biden administration’s near-term plan to address America’s clogged supply chain with infrastructure improvements to speed the flow of goods.

Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to unionize four facilities in New York City said they now have enough signatures to call for a vote.

President Joe Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in averting a holiday season supply chain crisis.

In the coffee trading world, a ship steaming across the Atlantic Ocean is garnering a lot of attention.

A Louisiana port under construction aims to pull business from larger facilities — and attract ships traveling through the Panama Canal — with a distribution model focused on moving cargo to Midwest markets.

More than 2.4 million veterans across the country on Dec. 18 were honored for their service with a handmade wreath on their headstone.

While the pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in the global supply chain, new opportunities for the trucking industry to grow domestically have also been uncovered.

Truck tonnage in November posted the strongest year-over-year gain since spring, American Trucking Associations announced on Dec. 21, as busy consumer spending both in brick-and-mortar stores and online propelled a surge in freight activity.

UPS Inc. agreed to buy 19 Boeing Co. freighter jets as soaring e-commerce and snarled shipping lines lead to a boom in air-cargo demand.

Severe weather disruptions hit Malaysia and the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction among nations most prone to natural disasters.