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Levels were so low in the river last fall that barges were getting stuck in the mud, causing a disruption to the supply chain.

Barges are getting stuck in the mud as low Mississippi River water levels delay shipping.

"Great job, he asked and you delivered," Redditor u/DRTvL added.

Assigning blame for the worldwide supply chain chaos to any single sector is misguided and counterproductive.

Cymothoa exigua, otherwise known as the tongue-eating louse, were spotted in the mouths of a shipment of seabream arriving at a port in the U.K.

The president said Exxon "made more money than God this year."

"Every once in a while, something you learn makes you viscerally angry," Biden said from America's busiest port on Friday.

Angela Johnson, 51, waited for the cremated remains of her father Thomas Moffet for three days before the box was delivered.

"Ordered 1/18. Hasn't even processed yet," said one Twitter user regarding her COVID-19 tests.

None of us should want to live in a world where hundreds of thousands of truckers are suddenly thrown out of work.

Chinese officials urged residents not to order packages from abroad and to open mail outdoors after traces of COVID-19 were found on international packages.

As legislators and experts debate the best path forward, here is a simple fix that would bring significant relief to our supply chain woes: improve jobs in the trucking sector by ending driver exploitation.

Scientists have warned this level of travel could cause invasive species to be transported to the frozen continent.

Ningbo is currently experiencing a small but impactful COVID surge out of a warehouse with ties to the port.

"I think I love you. Just changed delivery from the 23rd to the 18th. Thank you," said one commenter.

The identity of the FedEx driver accused of dumping up to 400 packages in an Alabama ravine has not been released.

The sperm whale was filmed by the captain of a Dutch merchant ship and was estimated to be over 30 feet long.

FedEx has struggled with hiring workers and rerouting packages to ensure timely delivery during the busy holiday season.

Under the new law, foreign shipping companies are being blocked from accessing data necessary to plan shipping routes to avoid delays and congested ports.

The Biden administration has not ruled out deploying the National Guard to assist with unloading ships.

The previous record for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, 97 ships, was just set in September.

Supply chain issues are closely linked to recent consumer price increases, which pose risks both economically and politically for U.S. officials.

"Things are really bad...it's like a huge rubber band that keeps getting stretched further and further," one expert said.

"We've never left product behind in this way," said the CEO of Basic Fun. "We really had no choice."

Christmas may witness a scarcity of toys, due to crippling global supply chain struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Ever Given's blockage of the Suez triggered a hike in container spot freight rates, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Fireworks prices will also rise as Americans celebrate the "first post-pandemic major holiday," the American Pyrotechnics Association says.

Emboldened by the recent outburst of noxious anti-Semitism in America following the violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza last month, Block the Boat was able to exploit a complicated mix of factors.

The tanker called RAVA was carrying 249 meters of crude oil when a mechanical failure caused it to get dragged as it made its way back to the Yenikoy district of Istanbul, according to the Directorate General.

Wind and waves caused the commercial ship to flip over in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for 12 missing people south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.