Ports shut down yesterday as a result of a union strike and lockout over contract negotiations. It sounds familiar, but we're not talking about the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) [...]
An interesting thing is happening right now. Despite some industry insiders prematurely calling 2024's international shipping peak season over and dead, there is still strong container shipping [...]
Shippers want to know when things will return to normal with the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Suez Canal. The situation there massively affects global supply chains for the worse, and shippers have [...]
This is a guest post by Ellie Gabel. Today’s businesses that import and export goods depend on logistics companies to get their goods to the correct destinations on time. Advanced technologies [...]
It's been a little while since we've checked in on what's happening with freight rates. So let's check out current freight rate changes and trends for U.S. businesses that import goods. See [...]
This is a guest post by Melissa Davies. Miami, a critical hub for international trade, becomes a buzzing epicenter during its peak shipping season. Exporters face a unique set of challenges [...]
This is a guest post by Charlotte Sanders. Peak season freight surcharges have become a major issue for firms in the logistics and supply chain management industry as they navigate the year's [...]
For more than a handful of years, a big problem for international shipping has been a trucker shortage problem. A partial, if not full, solution for that problem could be automated trucks. The [...]
Canadian trains are moving again. Within days of the simultaneous lockout and union strike notice taking effect, Canada's railway stoppage ended. Canada's federal government forced arbitration, [...]
You wouldn't endorse slavery. And you wouldn't use forced labor to make your goods. However, some of you reading this blog probably have had forced labor hidden within your supply chain at some [...]
On Tuesday, we covered three international shipping news stories affecting shippers. Among them was the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC’s) publication of a new rule concerning [...]
What's happening in international shipping right now? Here are three news stories currently affecting imports and exports. Plus, there's a bonus ILA Strike threat summary at the end. 1. Russia [...]
It’s not the economy that drove up shipping demand. Not consumer spending. It was logistical considerations. Importers were trying to get ahead of supply chain disruption risks. Risks like [...]
According to S&P Global data shared in the Journal of Commerce (JOC), July 5th freight rates from Asia to the U.S. West Coast (USWC) were up 350% compared to the same time last year. Asia to U.S. [...]
This is a guest post by Jane Dorsey. As the holiday season approaches, businesses face the challenge of managing increased demand and ensuring that their products reach customers in a timely [...]
Yang Ming is one of the world's major ocean freight carriers. It's Taiwan's second largest ocean carrier. It's the 10th largest ocean freight carrier in the world. According to a Journal of [...]
This is a guest post by Harrison Clarke. Recent changes in maritime law have ushered in a new era for those of you who import and export goods. The landscape of international trade is [...]
This is a guest post by Charlotte Sanders. The power of big data is driving a seismic shift in the logistics sector, which is the foundation of world trade. Logistics is embracing a data-driven [...]
Congestion at the Port of Singapore hit critical levels over these last couple weeks. Container ships are having to anchor and wait to dock, with wait-time estimates of up to seven days. This is [...]
It's not unprecedented, but we're looking at an early peak season for international shipping this year. Analyzing wide industry reporting, the demand side of ocean freight has picked up in April [...]