Shanghai Lockdown Not Really Over
Shippers who import from China were likely relieved to hear the months-long "Covid Zero" lockdown in Shanghai had been lifted last Wednesday. However, they shouldn't expect the supply chain to [...]
Shippers who import from China were likely relieved to hear the months-long "Covid Zero" lockdown in Shanghai had been lifted last Wednesday. However, they shouldn't expect the supply chain to [...]
Countdown ‘Til ILWU Slowdowns Contract Negotiations The countdown is at nine days. This isn’t an exciting countdown like counting down the days ’til Christmas or the seconds [...]
There is still no end in sight to the horrific Shanghai lockdown, where the Chinese government has actually barricaded people inside their homes, worsening the struggle for citizens to get food [...]
On Friday, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) served its initial decision, fining Hapag-Lloyd over $800,000 for violating the Shipping Act by assessing unfair detention fees against a drayage [...]
It seems like every time you turn around there's a new fee announced at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Sometimes those fees are merely threats in a less-than-successful attempt to speed [...]
In case you haven't heard, Evergreen has had another costly and public debacle. No, this isn't a story about Hilary Clinton; Evergreen being her code name from the secret service is just [...]
On Tuesday (March 15th, 2022), the Biden Administration put out a "fact sheet" in announcing a freight data exchange program with the intention of improving the still badly congested supply [...]
It's generally accepted that World War II ended the Great Depression. Could the Russia conflict end America's supply chain crisis? Or at least mitigate it? Hmmm... Greg Miller wrote an American [...]
We may have seen a full shift in U.S. import patterns for 2022, particularly with an increase in cargo volumes through East Coast ports. Bill Mongelluzzo reports in the Journal of [...]
The Biden Administration's port envoy is stepping down reports Peter Tirschwell in the Journal of Commerce (JOC): John Porcari, the White House’s port envoy, will step down from the role in [...]
This is a guest post by Jessica Larson of SolopreneurJournal.com. The new year has continued the shipping issues that plagued the second half of 2021. Global supply chains continue to struggle. [...]
You know all that bragging the Biden Administration has done over the last four months about getting the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to go 24/7 to fight congestion? Yeah, the ports are [...]
One of the top stories in the Journal of Commerce (JOC) yesterday (January 31st, 2022) was CMA CGM acquiring "a majority stake in European last-mile logistics specialist Colis Privé, a parcel [...]
This is a guest post by Matthew Rayden. The pandemic has played havoc on anyone looking to make a living by importing and exporting goods. The question we are left with is just how bad the [...]
Three-month-plus transit times for sailings goods across the Pacific? After more than a year of severe congestion at U.S. ports, especially at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and along [...]
Air cargo delays, ocean shipping delays, and bad COVID policies. What's new? Beijing Olympics! Wait, didn't Beijing host the Olympics just a couple cycles ago? Well, not in combination with Covid [...]
This is a guest post by Gregory Steele. When considering logistics, we usually tend to think of the bright future. The development of AI and the full automation of supply chains seem like [...]
There are two news stories worthy of shippers' attention today. The first pertains to air freight while the second has to do with ocean freight. On the air side, we have a story about suspended [...]
This will be the last blog I post in 2021, so I can spend the holidays with family. What better time to do a look back at the year's top international shipping news stories? This year, stories [...]
It's said that the United States Congress can't work together. It's said that Democrats and Republicans can't agree on anything – that all they do is fight with each other. If that's the rule, [...]