Global Logistics

China Export Boom Fades as Supply Chains Shift

June 9, 2022

After two years of record exports, Chinese manufacturers are turning downbeat as consumers in their biggest markets curb spending and Covid lockdowns drive customers to competitors in the region.

Forget Nearshoring — Manufacturing Supply Chains Are Going Regional

June 8, 2022

Todd Simms, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

What does it take for manufacturers to fundamentally rethink a decades-long trend toward globalization?

Shanghai Supply Chain Gradually Eases But Hurdles Remain

June 7, 2022

Bloomberg

Optimism is growing that port delays and a trucking shortage in Shanghai are quickly abating, providing some relief to supply chains, though major hurdles remain.

Five Ways Shippers Can Shore Up Cybersecurity

June 2, 2022

Mike Wilson, SCB Contributor

Shippers and carriers are accelerating the pace of digital transformation — creating new security challenges and opportunities for hackers.

The Race Against Food Inflation Starts on Rusty Soviet Railway Lines

May 31, 2022

Bloomberg

European leaders are desperately trying to figure out how to get grain out of Ukraine, whose exports are normally bigger than the entire European Union’s.

Coffee Shipped by Sailboat Is the Whimsical Way These Companies Are Cutting Emissions

May 23, 2022

Bloomberg

There’s never been a more dreamy way to have your coffee delivered than a sailboat across the Atlantic.

More Than Half U.S. Firms in China See Lockdowns Hitting Revenue

May 10, 2022

Bloomberg

China’s stringent Covid Zero strategy has damaged foreign businesses’ confidence, with U.S. firms in the country slashing investments and lowering revenue projections as lockdowns hit operations and supply chains.

Allianz Warns of Car Ship Pain After 4,000 Vehicles Lost at Sea

May 10, 2022

Bloomberg

Car-shipping incidents have become a major cause of loss for the insurance industry, according to a report.

Top Sea Polluters Beg for Climate Rules That No Rival Can Avoid

May 5, 2022

Bloomberg

The ocean shipping industry, among the world’s biggest polluters, is asking a key regulator to overhaul its emissions directives so that all carriers are working off the same rulebook as they make the expensive changes needed to cut output of harmful carbons.

Supply Chains Flare Up Again, Endangering Global Recovery

May 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Global supply chains are knotting up from China to Denmark, sparking re-examinations of things as macro as globalization itself and micro as trucking efficiency around American ports.

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