Transportation & Distribution

From Covid's Legacy to Containers Falling Overboard: These Are Our Top Stories of 2021

December 27, 2021

Here’s a look back at our most-clicked stories this year — which showcase the worst of the crisis, new ideas that it spurred, and a glimpse at how we got here.

Urban Delivery Is Getting Tougher for Shippers and Carriers

December 22, 2021

John Luciani, SCB Contributor

Truckers are facing increasing obstacles to deliver shipments in metropolitan areas like New York.

Biden Takes Victory Lap, Saying Holiday-Shipping Crisis Averted

December 22, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in averting a holiday-season supply-chain crisis.

Severe Weather Wrecks Southeast Asia as 200 Dead, Ports Shut

December 20, 2021

Bloomberg

Severe weather disruptions hit Malaysia and the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction among nations most prone to natural disasters.

Firms Brace for Extra Brexit Red Tape Amid Supply Chain Squeeze

December 17, 2021

Bloomberg

Just as firms wrestle with a global supply chain crisis and fresh pandemic restrictions, companies in the U.K. and European Union face another looming headache: More post-Brexit red tape.

U.S. Truckers Are ‘Drowning’ in Empty Containers

December 14, 2021

Bloomberg

Restrictions on empty-container returns at major ports are the top issue that needs fixing to help ease U.S. supply chain bottlenecks, the head of the Harbor Trucking Association said, adding that true round-the-clock operations aren’t yet in place.

Vanishing Ships Underscore Supply Woe: Crisis Peak Is a Mirage

December 10, 2021

Bloomberg

A line of more than 80 container ships waiting to dock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, was cut in half in late November — or so it seemed. Turns out the vessels disappearing from the queue were merely hiding from it, loitering in the Pacific out of reach of the official count.

Once-Stuck Ship Gets Another Chance for Passage Through the Suez Canal

December 9, 2021

Bloomberg

Less than nine months after getting stuck in the Suez Canal, the Ever Given appears ready to give the northbound passage another try.

Long Beach Port Chief Sees Congestion Easing in Six Months

December 9, 2021

Bloomberg

The head of one of the two ports in the U.S.’s busiest maritime gateway said he expects congestion that has caused upheaval throughout supply chains to improve in about six months’ time.

House Passes First U.S. Ocean Shipping-Law Revamp in Two Decades

December 8, 2021

Bloomberg

The House passed legislation Wednesday that provides the first major update of U.S. international ocean-shipping laws in more than two decades as the nation grapples with bottlenecks at its ports that are crimping supply chains.

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