Ocean Transportation

Suez Canal, Ever Given Ship Owners Reach Compensation Deal

June 24, 2021

Egyptian officials and owners of the giant Ever Given vessel that blocked the Suez Canal earlier this year have reached a preliminary deal over compensation, according to the ship’s representatives.

DHL Adds Sustainable Marine Fuel Option for Full-Container Load Shipments

June 18, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has introduced a Sustainable Marine Fuel service for Full-Container Load ocean freight shipments.

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.

VIDEO

Watch: What’s Happening at the Top U.S. Ports?

June 18, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Mark Segner, vice president of global sales with Descartes Datamyne, delves into the findings of the firm’s latest report on the top 30 ports in the U.S.

Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys

June 14, 2021

Bloomberg

The costs are already being passed to consumers.

Top U.S. Maritime Regulator Sees Shipping Snarls Lasting to 2022

June 11, 2021

Bloomberg

The top U.S. maritime regulator said stretched global supply chains pushing ocean-freight rates to record highs may stay strained into 2022, raising concerns about whether small American companies can weather another year of a tangled transport system and much higher costs.

VIDEO

Watch: Can We Keep Fragile Supply Chains From Shattering?

June 3, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

John Scannapieco, shareholder and chair of the Global Business Team with the law firm of Baker Donelson, details the frustrations that shippers and freight forwarders are experiencing as they struggle to get products to market.

Finally, Weary Seafarers Are Coming Ashore for Covid Vaccines

June 3, 2021

Bloomberg

Ports around the U.S. are rolling out vaccines for seafarers, extending a lifeline to thousands of mostly foreign workers who’ve spent the pandemic isolated aboard ships ensuring goods kept trading across a battered global economy.

EDITOR'S Q&A

How Shippers Will Have to Pay for the Suez Canal Blockage

June 1, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Joe Klobus, claims and insurance manager with global freight forwarder OEC Group, discusses how the grounding of the containership Ever Given in the Suez Canal brought to light the concept of general average, a centuries-old law that requires shippers to share the losses from such an event.

Could Houston and Savannah Help Alleviate West Coast Ports? Yes and No

May 23, 2021

Mike Klage, SCB Contributor

Are these two ports the balm for what ails the largest trade lane in the U.S.?

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