When semiconductor manufacturers shifted production to consumer electronics during the pandemic, fleet management notched another supply chain disruption among its daily struggles: vehicle availability.

A backup of 40 container ships has grown off Georgia’s Port of Savannah, raising fresh concerns that goods arriving for the fall will face new delays as operators scramble to keep shipments moving.

The tightening of industrial real estate supply, coupled with overflowing inventory and rising rents, has made traditional warehousing an impractical solution for businesses attempting to navigate this new market. 

The water levels in a crucial waterway in Europe’s economic heartland are running dangerously low in the region's searing heat, posing another risk to global supply chains.

California’s Port of Oakland has fully resumed operations after truckers protesting a gig-work law blocked access for five days and disrupted the flow of goods at the key shipping hub.

The pandemic has put unprecedented strain on global supply chains— and also on the workers who’ve kept those systems running under tough conditions. It looks like many of them have had enough.

Russia attacked Odesa’s sea port with cruise missiles hours after signing a deal to unblock Ukrainian grain exports from three Black Sea ports, including Odesa, that was hailed as a vital step toward alleviating a global food crisis.

With temperatures soaring in the U.K. and U.S., civil engineers and transit authorities say the heat is threatening rail networks across both countries. 

Don’t hold your breath waiting for global supply chains to return to some state of “normal” anytime soon.