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China Port Congestion Worsens as 477 Ships Wait to Berth

April 11, 2022

Dotting the sea off Chinese ports are 477 bulk cargo ships waiting to deliver resources from metal ore to grain into the country.

East Coast Container Ship Queue Overshadows West Coast Logjam

April 6, 2022

Bloomberg

Ocean carriers looking to avoid logjams at the U.S.’s busiest container gateways on the West Coast are now facing even longer queues out east.

Russia containers at the Port of Rotterdam

Thousands of Russia-Linked Ship Containers Pile Up in Rotterdam

April 3, 2022

Bloomberg

Sanctions on Russia are snarling thousands of steel shipping containers and disrupting the heart of Europe’s economy.

Ukraine War, China Lockdowns Hit Global Supply Chains

March 29, 2022

Bloomberg

Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China’s Covid lockdowns, threatening slower growth and faster inflation across the global economy.

No Quick Fix for Congestion That Continues to Plague Port Operations

March 28, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Ocean cargo handlers are scrambling for solutions to the congestion that continues to plague major U.S. container ports, especially Los Angeles and Long Beach. But the ultimate answer might lie in something beyond their control: time.

Ship Stuck Near D.C. Signals East Coast Ports’ Rush to Expand

March 22, 2022

Bloomberg

The $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal doubled its capacity in 2016, allowing the world’s largest cargo ships to sail more easily to America’s East Coast from Asia. Now, one of those giant vessels has been stuck near the U.S. capital for more than a week.

Where Are the Tech Companies in Biden's Supply Chain Initiative?

March 21, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

The Biden administration’s launch last week of its Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative has left a number of supply chain data experts scratching their heads.

Evergreen Hires Firm That Saved the Day at Suez to Free Ship

March 18, 2022

Bloomberg

Evergreen Marine Corp. has hired the company that freed the giant container ship Ever Given last year when it ran aground for almost a week, disrupting global trade for months, to do the same with its vessel stranded near the U.S. capital.

Port of Los Angeles Sees Record Volume in February

March 17, 2022

SupplyChainBrain

Cargo moving through the Port of Los Angeles jumped 7.3% in February, representing back-to-back record months to begin 2022.

A Year After Suez Canal Fiasco, Bad Luck Strikes Again for Evergreen

March 15, 2022

Bloomberg

A year after a giant container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal for almost a week and disrupted global trade for months, another Evergreen Marine Corp. vessel has run aground.

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