Global Logistics

Slow Vaccines for Seafarers Could Worsen Global Shipping Chaos

July 14, 2021

Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns.

Suez Ship’s Owner Braces for ‘Thousands’ of Legal Claims

July 14, 2021

Bloomberg

The owner of the Ever Given — the cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week, hampering global trade and roiling markets — expects to be hit with “many hundreds or thousands” of legal claims.

Top U.S. Ship Regulator Pledges to Keep Pressure on Carriers

July 11, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden’s targeting of shipping lines in a crackdown on uncompetitive industries should be welcome news to American companies paying record-high rates for ocean freight, a market that a growing number of importers complain is dominated by just a few big players.

Shipping Chaos Kills 1,800 Cows, Fueling Calls for Animal Ban

July 8, 2021

Bloomberg

The pandemic has worsened conditions for the roughly 2 billion cows, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens that are exported each year, and epidemiologists have joined the calls for reform.

Egypt Waves Goodbye to Suez Canal Saga With Payoff and a Party

July 7, 2021

Bloomberg

For a nation that provides safe passage for so many ships through its waters, Egypt is reserving rather special treatment for the Ever Given.

Transforming Your Supply Chain Into an Opportunity Center

Four Risks Most Supply Chains Face, and Six Ways to Manage Them

July 5, 2021

Cory Levins, SCB Contributor

There’s a wide variety of risks that international supply chains face. Here’s a look at what — and how — companies are managing today.

Cargo Congestion Argues for Early Christmas Shopping This Year

June 29, 2021

Bloomberg

Here are six shipping signals to watch in the second half of the year.

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Watch: What to Do About the Vaccine Surplus in the U.S.

June 28, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Suresh Acharya, Professor of Practice in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, addresses the excess of COVID-19 vaccine doses in the U.S., and what to do about it.

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

June 24, 2021

Bloomberg

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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