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U.S. Department of Transportation Marks Significant Progress on Efforts to Shore up Key Supply Chains and Lays Out Recommendations for Continued Success

DOT’s innovative data-sharing program now covers 75% of all U.S. ocean container imports, improving efficiency and lowering costs for American consumers

Biden-Harris Administration Expands FLOW Initiative to Largest West Coast Container Ports, Strengthening Our National Supply Chains

Port of Oakland, Port of Seattle, and Port of Tacoma officially join the Department of Transportation’s innovative supply chain data-sharing partnership

Readout of Biden-Harris Administration’s Convening with Baltimore Businesses and Supply Chain Stakeholders

Yesterday, following the official reopening of the Port of Baltimore, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard convened a meeting of businesses and supply chain industry partners to discuss progress restoring business to the port. On March 26,...

Readout of USDOT’s Supply Chain Coordination Meeting with Stakeholders

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, April 11, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) convened a meeting of leaders from ports, trucking, labor, and industry to coordinate on supply chain issues and discuss ongoing efforts by the Biden-Harris Administration to mitigate any potential disruptions caused by...

Readout from Biden-Harris Administration’s Call with Truckers on Impacts of Port of Baltimore’s Partial Closure

On Friday, April 5th, 2024 the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Economic Council, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Small Business Administration met with stakeholders in the trucking sector to discuss ongoing efforts to mitigate challenges caused by the tragic collapse...

Readout of DOT’s Meeting with Supply Chain Stakeholders on Changes in East Coast Port Traffic

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to identify and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions caused by the closure of vessel traffic in and out of the Port of Baltimore, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) held a call today with shippers, ports, ocean carriers,...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Milestone in First-of-its-Kind Supply Chain Initiative

Recent analysis shows that supply chain improvements and reduced shipping costs have resulted in more than 80 percent of reduction in inflation in the U.S. economy

Readout of Deputy Secretary Trottenberg’s Mission to Panama

Joined by DOT’s top maritime official, the site visit included an update on the Panama Canal’s ongoing drought conditions and discussion of Biden-Harris administration initiatives that are strengthening U.S. supply chains

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