Global Logistics

Global Supply Chain Crisis Flares Up Where It All Began

April 26, 2022

China’s stringent rules to curb COVID-19 are about to unleash another wave of summer chaos on supply chains between Asia, the U.S. and Europe.

NYC-Bound Ships Get Plea to Sail North — Way North, to Montreal

April 26, 2022

Bloomberg

The head of Canada’s second-biggest port has a supply chain sales pitch few of his peers in the global shipping industry can match: zero wait time at sea for container traffic.

Here’s How China’s Lockdowns Are Rippling Through Economy

April 14, 2022

Bloomberg

China’s lockdowns to contain the country’s worst Covid outbreak since early 2020 have battered the economy, stalling production in major cities like Shanghai and adding pressure to global inflation.

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.

U.S. Importers Are Paying Anything to Avoid Shipping Woes

March 30, 2022

Bloomberg

U.S. importers, straining under a tapped-out supply chain, are increasingly offering top dollar for long-term shipping contracts that may not even be honored as they try whatever it takes to guarantee the arrival of their products.

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.

Airlines Rethink $57Bn in Boeing Orders After Crash

How Air Cargo's Recovery Hinges on Passenger Travel

March 23, 2022

David Buss, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

A rollercoaster winter for global logistics has clouded any glimmer of “normalcy” for the airline and air cargo industry, leaving companies to question if and when operations will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

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.

The World’s Cargo Ships Are Sailing Into Worse Climate Risks: Report

March 16, 2022

Bloomberg

Dangerous, expensive disruptions to shipping and many of the world’s roughly 3,700 ports are on the rise along with global temperatures. These events will increasingly threaten the sea routes that convey 80% of traded goods by volume, according to an analysis by Environmental Defense Fund.

Global Logistics

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