Global Logistics

U.S. Aims to Begin New Asia Framework in 2022, Raimondo Says

November 17, 2021

The U.S. intends to initiate a new economic framework for the Indo-Pacific in 2022, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said, as the Biden administration aims to reinvigorate America’s standing in the region.

Container Shipping Rates May Take Two Years to Fall to Normal

November 17, 2021

Bloomberg

Ocean freight rates, which have pummeled retailers and manufacturers throughout 2021, may take more than two years to return to normal levels if past market cycles are any guide.

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Watch: The Global Impact of COVID-19 on Shipping Patterns

November 17, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Raul Alfonso, chief commercial officer with Port Tampa Bay, discusses how the pandemic and surge in consumer buying have motivated international shippers to seek alternative gateways, in order to avoid congestion at major port complexes.

Foldable Shipping Containers? New Design Seen as Cure for Logjams

November 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Few tools of the global economy have survived without major innovations as long as the shipping container. The supply ructions around the world are presenting an opportunity to test that incumbency.

Moderna Finds That Creating a Covid Vaccine Was the Easy Part

November 8, 2021

Bloomberg

More than 10 months after U.S. regulators first authorized its potent shot, Moderna is finding that inventing a COVID-19 vaccine was actually a relatively straightforward task compared with what would come next: ramping up vial-filling operations on multiple continents and distributing the vaccine to countries around the world in the middle of a devastating pandemic.

Ships Queues Worsen Port Delays From Singapore to Piraeus

November 3, 2021

Bloomberg

The pileup is the latest logistical knot in global supply chains, with satellite shipping data allowing for real-time monitoring of port issues globally.

Ten Red Flags to Question When Choosing a Visibility Partner

November 1, 2021

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Not all visibility tools are the same, and choosing the right partner requires research and due diligence.

How Predictive Analytics Could Solve the Global Container Crunch

October 28, 2021

Marc Meyer, SCB Contributor

Shippers around the world are scrambling to keep up with surging freight costs, and the logistics organizations that support them are being challenged in unforeseen ways.

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Watch: Is American Manufacturing Due for a Resurgence?

October 20, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Shay Scott, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute, and professor in the University of Tennessee’s Master of Science in Supply Chain Management online program, weighs the factors that might influence American manufacturers to reshore production from Asia to the U.S.

Global Port Gridlock Threatens Economies Everywhere

October 18, 2021

Bloomberg

Global ports are growing more gridlocked as the pandemic era’s supply shocks intensify, threatening to spoil the holiday shopping season, erode corporate profits and drive up consumer prices.

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