David Porter

Associated Press

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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

The CMA CGM Marco Polo makes it way toward the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal as seen from Bayonne, N.J., Thursday, May 20, 2021. When the CMA CGM Marco Polo docks in New Jersey Thursday it will set a record for the largest container ship ever to visit the East Coast, a reflection both of the New York/New Jersey port system's multibillion-dollar efforts to accommodate larger ships and of the surging demand nationwide for products as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease.

Largest Container Ship Hits East Coast

Ports are seeing a surge.

Colleen Teevan, System Pharmacy Clinical Manager at Hartford HealthCare, administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to healthcare worker Connor Paleski outside of Hartford Hospital on Monday, Dec. 14 in Hartford, CT.

Second COVID Shot Earns Positive Review as US Vaccinations Ramp Up

The first 3 million shots are being strictly rationed to front-line health workers and elder-care patients.

This undated photo provided by New Jersey state Assemblywoman Angela McKnight shows three 'Feel Better Dolls' sharing the shelf with a stuffed animal bearing an 'I Love New York' message at a One Dollar Zone store in Bayonne, N.J. The black rag 'Feel Better' dolls that came with instructions to 'find a wall' and slam the toy against it have been pulled from three stores after customers and the lawmaker said they were offensive.

'Feel Better Doll' Pulled from Stores

"This somehow slipped through the cracks," said the president of a retailer who removed 1,000 dolls from its shelves.

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Amazon Can Be Sued Over Defective Product

The lawsuit was brought by a woman who suffered permanent blindness in one eye from a malfunctioning retractable dog leash.

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NJ Sets Rules for Microbrews

The state issued new rules last fall but quickly suspended them after the opposition voiced concerns.

This undated photo provided by the Office of Attorney General of New Jersey shows parts of guns confiscated after being sold by mail order from a California company. New Jersey's attorney general announced a lawsuit Friday, March 22, 2019, against the California company that sells mail-order firearms parts that can be turned into working weapons, the first such action the state has taken since it banned so-called 'ghost guns' last year.

CA Business Sued Over Ghost Guns

"Ghost guns" are unregistered weapons that don't have serial numbers.

This Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, file photo shows a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 sports car decorated to resemble the vehicles used to portray a time machine in the 'Back to the Future' movie franchise, shown in a display about the movies at the Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection in North Miami, Fla. Sally DeLorean, the widow of maverick automaker John DeLorean, filed a federal lawsuit in New Jersey on Monday, April 23, 2018, alleging the DeLorean Motor Company in Humble, Texas – not affiliated with the automaker founded by John DeLorean that went bankrupt in 1982 – isn't entitled to money that the lawsuit says the Texas company received from Universal Pictures, the studio that distributed and helped produce the movies.

DeLorean Widow Sues DeLorean Motor Co.

The sleek, angular car with gull-wing doors known simply as "the DeLorean," was featured in the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox and a 1989 sequel.

This May 2, 2017, file photo shows the Bayonne Bridge prior to a news conference announcing the bridge project completion, seen from Elizabeth, N.J. The elevation of the Bayonne Bridge was projected to cost about $1.3 billion before construction began more than four years ago. This week, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns and operates the bridge, approved allocating between $350 million and $400 million more, an overrun of more than 25 percent.

Bridge Project Runs $350 Million Over Budget

It's a real neat looking structure though.

NJ Not Responsible for Cleanup

In a 6-1 decision, the high court wrote the state can't be held liable retroactively under a state law passed after the contamination occurred in the early 1970s.

In this May 13, 2013, file photo one of the new Amtrak Cities Sprinter Locomotive makes a demonstration run during unveiling ceremonies at the Siemens Rails Systems factory in Sacramento, Calif.

New Locomotives Have Cut Delays

More technologically advanced than the older engines, the ACS-64s feature a dashboard with an electronic screen that can tell an engineer what problems to look for even before they happen.

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Transportation Armageddon

The tunnel suffered saltwater damage from Superstorm Sandy in 2012, which has contributed to electrical and other problems.