From seafarers refusing to get back aboard ships to truck drivers whose concerns over border closures due to COVID-19 trump the lure of higher pay, the transport industry is bracing for another roller-coaster year of supply-chain disruptions.
As infections from the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 surge and governments tighten restrictions, logistics companies around the world, from global giants to small businesses, cannot find enough staff.
According to the International Road Transport Union, about one-fifth of all professional truck driving jobs are unfilled, despite many employers offering increased wages. Segments of the shipping industry are also becoming concerned about finding the workers they
By Eva Manez ON THE ROAD FROM VALENCIA TO PERPIGNAN (Reuters) - Working as a truck driver has not always been easy for Begona Urmeneta but she loves h.
Negotiations with world powers to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear accord, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are to resume in Vienna at 1800 (1700 GMT), state media reported. 'Horrified' U.N. official condemns reported killings of civilians in Myanmar A senior U.N. official called on Myanmar authorities to investigate the reported killing of at least 35 civilians that opposition activists blamed on government soldiers, saying he was "horrified" at the violence.