Ocean Transportation

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.

Major Shipping Firm Sees Signs of Supply Chain Bottlenecks Easing

April 28, 2022

Bloomberg

Port bottlenecks that have increased supply chain congestion because of the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in China may be showing signs of easing, according to one of the world’s biggest shipping companies.

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.

Methane Leaks Make LNG-Powered Ships Dirtier Than Other Vessels

April 19, 2022

Bloomberg

Methane leaks from ships using liquefied natural gas as fuel make most of the vessels dirtier than ones using diesel or heavy fuel oil, a new analysis shows.

Stuck Evergreen Ship Waits on Full Moon to Float Free

April 14, 2022

Bloomberg

A month after its giant container ship ran aground near Baltimore, Evergreen Marine Corp. continues to dig for a solution.

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.

Could Quantum Computing Solve the Supply Chain Crisis?

April 12, 2022

Yuval Boger, SCB Contributor

Researchers are working on algorithms for supercomputers to optimize shipping routes as variables change.

VIDEO

Watch: Do Ocean Carrier Contracts Make Sense Today?

April 12, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Gordon Downes, chief executive officer of NYSHEX, discusses how ocean service contracts can be fashioned to include actual commitments on the part of both carriers and shippers.

Seeking a Short-Term Solution to the Container Backup

April 11, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Logistics experts are busy considering ways in which their supply chains can be redesigned so as to avoid the kind of congestion that has brought international goods movement to a virtual halt at major ports. But in the meantime, the system is crying out for some form of immediate relief.

Ocean Transportation

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