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New barometer from NY Federal Reserve highlights how extreme supply chain crunch has become.

How could the consensus — that container spot rates will remain extremely high — be wrong?

2021 — This year had several highs and lows with mixed results in almost every industry. The most reported news centered on the supply chain and it has been fraught with challenges. The interruptions from port to dock have consumed media outlets. Normally supply chain was an industry topic and rarely covered by worldwide media. We’ve […]

MSC sues Deere, patent owner sues six shipping lines, box-overboard cases pile up, and Hanjin’s ghost tries to collect.

There has never been a year like this for container shipping. Here are the biggest stories of 2021.

After an exceptional year for ocean shipping, the data points to more action ahead in 2022.

Spot rates topped $300,000/day, sank to teens, rose to over $360,000, now back near $100,000.

After a year and a half of predictive misses, procurement teams and supply chain managers are in need of Lithium to help treat their bipolar ordering behavior.

Carriers and shippers are turning to East Coast ports as Los Angeles/Long Beach remains mired in congestion.

Import demand remains exceptionally strong but volumes through America’s largest port are falling.

SoCal port crunch “has really become as bad as it’s ever been,” reports industry veteran Jon Monroe.

After brief reprieve, trans-Pacific shipping rates head back up, pointing to ongoing supply chain pressure.

Freight Railroads Keep American Moving

Some public shipowners are turning toward more diverse fleets. Others are moving in the opposite direction.

Controversial plan to charge for containers lingering on terminals keeps getting delayed. Yet containers still linger.

Humanitarian Heroes Medical Bridges’ vision: (Photo: Walter Ulrich/MedicalBridges) “A world in which every person enjoys accessto quality health care with dignity and respect.” Non-Governmental Organization on a Mission Medical Bridges is one of hundreds of humanitarian aid organizations being impacted by the current global supply chain and competing for space along with all the other […]

Container, dry bulk and tanker stocks are down from recent highs. Temporary setback or something more?

Marine Exchange now counts ships waiting farther out to sea, confirming just how big the backlog really is.

Despite claims to the contrary, the ship backlog is not getting smaller. Vessels are waiting on both sides of the Pacific.

Here’s how omicron variant could impact tanker, container and dry bulk shipping rates.