Global Gateways

U.S. Ship Jam Lingers as Port Woes Stretch From China to Germany

June 24, 2021

Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade held steady over the past week, as ports from China to Germany battle with COVID-19 outbreaks and other constraints on their capacity to keep containers moving across the global economy.

China’s Worse-Than-Suez Ship Delays Set to Widen Trade Chaos

June 18, 2021

Bloomberg

The global shipping industry, already exhausted by pandemic shocks that are adding to inflation pressures and delivery delays, faces the biggest test of its stamina yet.

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Watch: What’s Happening at the Top U.S. Ports?

June 18, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Mark Segner, vice president of global sales with Descartes Datamyne, delves into the findings of the firm’s latest report on the top 30 ports in the U.S.

Top U.S. Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022

June 11, 2021

Bloomberg

The top U.S. maritime regulator said stretched global supply chains pushing ocean-freight rates to record highs may stay strained into 2022, raising concerns about whether small American companies can weather another year of a tangled transport system and much higher costs.

Could Houston and Savannah Help Alleviate West Coast Ports? Yes and No

May 23, 2021

Mike Klage, SCB Contributor

Are these two ports the balm for what ails the largest trade lane in the U.S.?

Three Things Mexican 3PLs Can Offer to U.S. Shippers

May 5, 2021

David Henry, SCB Contributor

As shippers adjust to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), they could face a volatile cross-border freight market.

How K.C. Southern Morphed From Rail Dark Horse to $30 Billion Prize

April 22, 2021

Bloomberg

In less than a year, Kansas City Southern has transformed from an industry wallflower to the belle of the ball, getting courted by Canada’s two biggest railroads.

Oakland Tops L.A. Area as Ships Inundate World’s Ports

April 19, 2021

Bloomberg

It’s hard to predict when normality will return.

L.A.-Area Port Backlog Persists as Imports Surge

April 13, 2021

Bloomberg

Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia persisted over the past week as imports surged through March, usually one of the slower months of the year for container volumes.

End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade

March 31, 2021

Bloomberg

The Ever Given leaves in its wake several weeks or months of disruptions across a world economy where the pandemic revealed both the sturdy backbone of global trade and an Achilles’ heel.

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