Computer issues paralyze trade between U.S. and Mexico
Delays from the customs system on Mexico’s side of the border have snarled commercial truck traffic the past several days at ports of entry in California and Texas.
Mexico’s National Customs Agency (ANAM) began reporting intermittent issues with its customs operating system at the border on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, ANAM suspended all operations at the bridge connecting Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. On average, the World Trade Bridge handles 16,000 to 18,000 trucks a day.
Boing to increase supply chain inspections after plane door blowout
Boeing pledged more inspections of its supply chain and supplier collaborations amid heightened federal scrutiny after an Alaska Airlines 737-9 mid exit door blew out of the plane midair last month.
Four key bolts were missing from the door plug that blew out on Jan. 5, according to an initial investigative report from the National Transportation Safety Board this week.
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EU delys decision on supply chain law after German, Italian opposition
Members of the European Union announced February 9 that they were postponing a decision on a proposed law that would require large companies in the EU to check their supply chains for forced labor and/or environmental damages after Germany and Italy said they would abstain from the vote.
According to Reuters, a diplomat said it was clear February 9 that there wouldn’t be enough representatives from the 27 EU member states to back the law following Germany and Italy’s plans to abstain.
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