Food & Beverage

End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade

March 31, 2021

The Ever Given leaves in its wake several weeks or months of disruptions across a world economy where the pandemic revealed both the sturdy backbone of global trade and an Achilles’ heel.

Suez Mess Adds to Global Economic, Supply-Chain Stress

March 29, 2021

Bloomberg

The backlog is one more strain for global supply chains already stretched by the pandemic.

What’s Backed Up at the Suez Canal? Live Animals, Oil and Food

March 25, 2021

Bloomberg

Crews are still struggling to remove Ever Given, a stranded container ship longer than the Eiffel Tower, and a look at the type of cargoes waiting to pass show the shipping delays will affect a range of industries.

EDITOR'S Q&A

Are There Enough Drivers to Meet the Demand for Last-Mile E-Commerce Delivery?

March 24, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Delivery Drivers, Inc., a provider of independent-contractor labor for businesses, is in the process of hiring a huge number of additional drivers to meet the growing demand for last-mile delivery of e-commerce orders.

Fight Between Commodities Giants and Shippers Leaves Seafarers Stuck

March 23, 2021

Bloomberg

A standoff between commodities giants and shipping companies is prolonging the labor crisis at sea, with an estimated 200,000 seafarers still stuck on their vessels beyond the expiration of their contracts and past the requirements of globally accepted safety standards.

Used Electric Car Batteries Are Heading to Factories and Farms

March 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Retired electric vehicle batteries that are repackaged into energy-storage systems are being targeted at industrial consumers who’ve been slower to adopt the technology than utilities or homeowners.

Huawei Pivots to Fish Farms, Mining After U.S. Blocks Its Phones

March 15, 2021

Bloomberg

Six months after the Trump administration dealt a crushing blow to Huawei Technologies Co.’s smartphone business, the Chinese telecommunications giant is turning to less glamorous alternatives that may eventually offset the decline of its biggest revenue contributor.

U.K. Firms Decry Unfair Brexit Border as EU Goods Waved In

March 14, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.K.’s decision to postpone border checks on goods coming from the European Union until next year has delighted the country’s importers — but left some exporters angry.

FMI Convenes Timely Supply Chain Forum

March 12, 2021

FMI

FMI – The Food Industry Association today announces FMI’s first-ever Supply Chain Forum April 6-7, designed for mid-senior level supply chain professionals willing to learn and engage on a range of critical and timely topics across the industry.

Britain Delays Brexit Import Checks to Avert Disruption

March 11, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.K. government says it will delay imposing post-Brexit checks on imports coming from the European Union in a bid to avert disruption to supplies this summer.

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