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China lockdowns are not causing shipping chaos, say liner CEOs
‘Right now, we don’t see a huge buildup of volumes because of the closedown in Shanghai,’ reports Maersk CEO Soren Skou.
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Shanghai lockdown is not causing global supply chain chaos (yet)
The Shanghai lockdown isn’t following the same supply chain script as the big Chinese disruptions of 2020 and 2021.
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Container shipping at the crossroads: The big unwind or party on?
The debate heats up on whether this is the beginning of the end of container shipping’s bull run.
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East Coast ports about to get slammed by a lot more ships
Congestion could go from bad to worse as liners steer a record number of container ships toward East Coast ports.
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Is this the calm before California ports’ next cargo storm?
California ports make progress on bottlenecks, but Chinese lockdowns could spur “hockey stick” import rise.
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What China COVID spike, massive lockdowns mean to shipping
COVID lockdowns haven’t closed Chinese ports yet. If they do, U.S. importers face “shockwave” of higher rates and delays.
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February another record-busting month for SC Ports
SC Ports has seen record container volumes for 12 months straight.
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Shipping mints even more money as supply chain squeeze drags on
Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.
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Port of Halifax gets CA$7M to build container examination facility
The new facility will reduce wait times and port congestion, according to Transport Canada.
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How invasion of Ukraine could ease shipping logjam off US ports
Invasion and price spikes could destroy demand, weaken consumer confidence and curb cargo volumes, warns BIMCO.
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