FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of the latest Chinese lockdowns on the supply chains between China and the U.S.
The future of global supply chains is in flux. The pandemic was a game changer. Then came the war.
Cargo is piling up at the Port of Shanghai because a citywide quarantine means most trucks can’t reach the port to pick up loads and keep commerce flowing.
With record inventories building and bottlenecks easing is deflation next?
Lo único sorprendente de la desaceleración del mercado de transporte es la velocidad a la que se está produciendo. El “efecto látigo” de la cadena de suministro es previsible y esperado. El aumento de los inventarios y el descenso de los costes de flete y los desequilibrios de capacidad serán deflacionarios. El mercado de los […]
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The ripple effects on logistics from Shanghai’s quarantine are being felt beyond the city as companies try to redirect freight to alternative import/export gateways.
Chinese President Xi is intent on eradicating COVID. The policy has come at a high economic cost. A new lockdown in Kunshan could threaten electronics production and further snarl ocean and air transport.
California ports make progress on bottlenecks, but Chinese lockdowns could spur “hockey stick” import rise.
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AskWaves looks at the rankings of the world’s top container ports
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More COVID control measures in China are impacting international goods movement.
The latest partial closure of the Port of Ningbo has forwarders shifting strategies to keep the flow of trade moving.
How could the consensus — that container spot rates will remain extremely high — be wrong?
