Global Trade & Economics

Foldable Shipping Containers? New Design Seen as Cure for Logjams

November 16, 2021

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.

White House Spurns Intel Plan to Boost Chip Production in China

November 15, 2021

Bloomberg

The Biden administration spurned a plan by Intel Corp. to increase production in China over security concerns, dealing a setback to an idea pitched as a fix for U.S. chip shortages.

Zero-Carbon Shipping Plan Targets Container, Iron Ore Routes

November 11, 2021

Bloomberg

The Clydebank Declaration on green shipping was unveiled Wednesday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, and signed by 19 nations including the U.S., U.K., Japan, France and Germany.

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.

Fed Confronts Economy With Most Widespread Shortages Since 1970s

November 2, 2021

Bloomberg

Federal Reserve officials meet this week as consumers and companies fret the U.S. economy is facing the most widespread supply crunch since the oil crisis of 1973.

Biden Announces New Steps to Address Supply Chain Disruptions

November 1, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden took several steps to address supply chain problems as he met leaders from major global economies to address recent disruptions.

U.S., EU Strike Trade Deal to Remove Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

October 31, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.S. and the European Union have reached a trade truce on steel and aluminum that will allow the allies to remove tariffs on more than $10 billion of their exports each year.

U.S. Is Global Outlier With Longer Supply Chain Delays: IIF

October 28, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.S. is suffering longer delivery delays than other economies, according to the latest research by the Institute of International Finance.

Three Ways to Holiday Prep in the Face of Supply Chain Woes

October 27, 2021

Ben Richmond, SCB Contribuitor

With shipping logjams slated to continue throughout the next six months, some are predicting what’s being called “a never-ending peak season” for all of 2022, in which there’s less supply than demand.