Logistics

Biden Confronts Supply Chain Crisis Stretching Past His Grip

October 14, 2021

President Biden wants to break a logjam at U.S. ports and stave off a holiday season of shortages and delays — bottlenecks that officials and stakeholders say extend far beyond the reach of the White House.

China's Golden Week Adds to Global Shipping Delays

October 12, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

China’s week-long holiday has exacerbated congestion at two of the country’s busiest ports — Shanghai and Ningbo — where hundreds of cargo ships are waiting to berth.

'Lots of Money' to Be Made in Shipping’s Future Fuels

October 12, 2021

Bloomberg

The race to wean shipping off oil and switch to cleaner fuels should prove lucrative for investors and is drawing interest from fund managers, according to Boston Consulting Group.

Investors Fret Supply Chain Woes Could Knock Earnings

October 11, 2021

Bloomberg

Reopening demand and marooned containers are prompting downgrades across analysts estimates for the upcoming earnings season.

Unlocking Opportunity in the Post-Purchase Ecosystem

October 8, 2021

Boeing to Unveil Air Freighter in Response to E-Commerce Surge

October 7, 2021

Bloomberg

The unveiling of Boeing’s first new jet in four years will intensify a fight with Airbus for supremacy in the flourishing cargo segment of aviation.

Supply Chain Crisis May Have Caused California Oil Spill

October 6, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The gridlock of container ships outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may have been the cause of a major oil spill off the coast of California, according to authorities.

What Crisis? Johnson’s Team Says Supply Crunch Is Good for Wages

October 5, 2021

Bloomberg

Faced with a supply-chain squeeze that’s increased prices across the economy, the U.K. government is seeking to recast the crisis as a good news story for British workers.

Christmas at Risk as Supply Chain ‘Disaster’ Only Gets Worse

October 5, 2021

Bloomberg

It’s the beginning of October, just the start of what the retail world simply calls “peak.” But the industry is already in various forms of panic that usually don’t take hold until the weeks before Christmas.

Johnson Says Brexit Britain Must Adapt Amid Fuel, Food Shortages

October 3, 2021

Bloomberg

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he won’t fall back on immigration to solve the U.K.’s truck driver shortage, as he presented supply chain troubles that have left supermarket shelves bare and gas stations dry as a “period of adjustment” in the wake of Brexit and the pandemic.

Logistics

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