A most ghoulish story: Halloween supply chain nightmares
Halloween is among the most popular holidays in America, so the horrific congestion this year is no treat for the nation’s supply chain.
Viewpoint: Global supply chain reaching ‘a critical moment in time’
The stress levels of logistics managers and supply chain managers are at all high-time highs — and for good reason.
FMC’s Maffei says capacity demand won’t recede ‘until late 2022’
In this exclusive Q&A, Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei notes that “the supply chain is overheated. It’s like we are going from nine lanes to four lanes and then squeezing more traffic into them.”
Warning: Book now or ‘Christmas may be canceled’
U.S. shippers this holiday season will need more than Rudolph’s red nose to guide them through the whiteout of congestion.
Exclusive: SEKO Logistics chartering vessels for clients
It’s not what the company typically does but “this market has created a lot of unique situations,” says SEKO exec.
Exclusive: Proposals submitted to address ocean shipping crisis
The proposals hope to enforce the carriage of trade and excessive penalties U.S. importers are being charged by foreign carriers.
Viewpoint: Yantian might be ‘worse than the Suez blockage’
In an effort to keep trade flowing, major carriers have canceled sailings to Yantian — a useful diversion that has created a whole new chain of bottlenecks.
Viewpoint: Containers don’t lie — Yantian port crisis getting worse
No matter the rhetoric, the unvarnished truth is it takes people to move trade.
Viewpoint: Is Yantian next pothole on maritime superhighway?
Out of an abundance of caution, carriers like Maersk extended the suspension of vessels into the ports from May 31-June 6.
Seafarer crew crisis ‘only going to get worse’
The ICS hopes its Seafarer Vaccination Roadmap will create vaccine hubs in various ports.
Ag industry’s letter to Buttigieg urges immediate action on export problem
Ag letter is the latest in a series of urgent pleas to stop the denial of trade and increased demurrage costs.
Ever Given’s arrest and manifest — and the impact on US importers
Some importers are rethinking how to move their products due to the Ever Given’s “very sorry situation.”
First interview with new Federal Maritime Commission chairman
Daniel Maffei becomes chairman at a time of massive disruption in the world of trade.
Will Panama Canal avoid Suez-type logjam? Top exec talks differences
The Panama Canal Authority’s administrator discusses why he’s not worried about a container ship blocking the canal.
Viewpoint: Brace for another container surge
There is a direct correlation between stimulus checks and the surge in e-commerce spending, according to SEKO US.
Viewpoint: Container congestion may now impact Easter
Due to shipping snarl and container congestions, delays in retail inventories will be felt from Christmas through Easter.
Commentary: Breaking the backbone of trade
China’s latest maritime measure to control the spread of the coronavirus will add to the clog of containers at ports.
‘Snapping the chalk line’: An OWS update on Tiberius
If there were a virus bloom in a given area, states could quickly decide to move vaccine from one ZIP code to another.
Commentary: US ag exporters, trucking industry urging FMC to regulate carriers
Harbor Trucker Association says it’s time for the FMC to seriously look at regulating the carriers.
Breaking down the logistical mission of Operation Warp Speed
The logistics of delivering a COVID-19 vaccine to all Americans will be historic. Major Gen. Christopher J. Sharpsten, the deputy director for supply, production and distribution for Operation Warp Speed (OWS)