While visiting Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, Lori Ann LaRocco and daughter Abby Wallace learned about families who were enslaved at the site.
All the pipes of trade are connected. If one pipe starts to have empty-container constriction, container prices will be influenced across the board.
China’s “dynamic COVID-zero policy” means more government-mandated testing — and more drayage delays.
Labor strikes and slowdowns at ports in Germany, Antwerp, Belgium, and Rotterdam, Netherlands, are crippling trade and could trigger more logistical inflationary pressures for U.S. importers and consumers.
The jaws of the supply chain vise are squeezing trade so tight that the headache it is creating will be a whopper for logistics managers this peak season.
A new tracking analytic uncovers the undercurrents within the flow of trade.
The Port of New York and New Jersey’s outgoing and incoming directors discuss container migration, reliance on data and how they avoided problems plaguing West Coast ports.
When it comes to lifting lockdowns in China, false hope will remain the norm.
China’s zero-COVID policy is a prescription for more inflation and supply chain “illness.”
Trucking solutions, sitting cargo are among the issues in Henan province’s capital city.
China’s zero-COVID measures will make it harder for European exports to reach the East Coast because empty containers aren’t getting where they’re needed.
The movement of materials and finished products between China and its key Asian suppliers is taking a big hit — and the ramifications will be felt around the world.
Zero-COVID policies seem effective only in creating widespread supply chain disruptions.
Relief efforts are ‘proving extremely challenging’ for those stuck on 140 vessels in the conflict zone.
“This will limit the capability of factories to deliver containers to the ports,” said one industry consultant.
Shippers should brace for “skyrocketing haulage costs,” HLS Holding warns.
The multiple testing hurdles and current stay-at-home orders in China are slowing down this critical movement of trade and increasing prices.
“50% of our ocean freight out of these two ports are non-electronic products,” explained Terry Unrein, COO of the Americas for Seko Logistics.
Seko Logistics, Worldwide Logistics among those reacting to China’s “zero-COVID” strategy.
Oil companies face a potential profits-versus-people dilemma as a flotilla of tankers carrying Russian oil heads for U.S. ports.
Consumers will see higher prices in the coming months at their retail and grocery stores as a result of the rise in black gold.
Three shipments bound for the Port of Novorossiysk have been canceled.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heaped more uncertainty onto the global markets, adding to economic volatility.
The increase in Suez Canal tolls range between 5%-10% and become effective Tuesday.
The International Chamber of Shipping issued a warning of the human capital component — Ukrainian and Russian seafarers are now locked out.
New data released by project44 shows vessels waiting to berth in Asia recorded an average increase from 13 days in December to 16.7 days in January.
Dysfunction at the nation’s largest port helps explain why the U.S. is losing the trade war to China.
In this exclusive interview with American Shipper, the port envoy to the White House Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force discusses the state of the ports, the challengers at hand and the outlook for the future.
Despite the victory of saving Christmas, the congestion problems at the nation’s largest ports have not improved.
While there are other factors in driving up supply chain costs, it cannot be refuted that maritime costs are adding to inflation.
The finger-pointing of blame and the political promises and suggestions are not improving the flow of trade.
The latest partial closure of the Port of Ningbo has forwarders shifting strategies to keep the flow of trade moving.
A new report by Shifl shows the impact the massive congestion off the coast of Los Angeles and Long Beach has had on transit times from China.
Christmas is just around the corner, but the supply chain remains snarled, says a C.H. Robinson exec.
Not only critical for the safety of seafarers on vessels, the terrestrial AIS data provides specific commodity and port information so trading decisions can be made.
Commission).Bentzel: “Let’s face it, it’s taking two or three times longer to deliver cargo because of congestion and conservatively prices are three to five times higher.”
While technically the congestion has decreased in the bay because of the new queuing system, that does not mean the vessels do not exist. They do.
“The shipping industry as a whole has become increasingly reliant on using AIS data for operational purposes,” says VesselsValue’s Charlotte Cook.
Lack of data sharing regarding nonscheduled vessels is adding to the congestion in San Pedro Bay and impacting the ability to plan for container processing.
The daily surcharge fines begin Monday, but there has been no immediate surge of container activity.
It costs roughly $7 million to charter a vessel, but avoiding congested ports may be worth it for some big companies.
Every facet of the supply chain must be participating in an equal fashion in order to successfully complete the 90-day sprint.
Ports around the world often suffer from digital communication blackouts, inhibiting the real-time tracking of trade flows.
Dead spots are plaguing the flow of trade within the nucleus of their port bubbles. One wrong step at the Port of Los Angeles and your cellphone call could drop.
Halloween is among the most popular holidays in America, so the horrific congestion this year is no treat for the nation’s supply chain.
The proposals hope to enforce the carriage of trade and excessive penalties U.S. importers are being charged by foreign carriers.
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.
No matter the rhetoric, the unvarnished truth is it takes people to move trade.
On this episode of Midday Market Update, Kaylee Nix and Michael Vincent look at top headlines and figure out if the Panama Canal is at risk for blockage.
On this episode of Midday Market Update, Kaylee Nix and Michael Vincent look at the first-mile logistics market and hear about a flurry of recent acquisitions.
Brett Rose, the CEO of United National Consumer Suppliers, discusses how container ship congestion is impacting the retail sector during a fireside chat with Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC senior editor of guests and American Shipper columnist, during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.
Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent discuss the top headlines and get an update on how two consecutive winter storms are impacting shipping around the nation.
Maritime rates are still soaring as ports stay backlogged, but could a federal mask mandate help alleviate some of the issues?
China’s latest maritime measure to control the spread of the coronavirus will add to the clog of containers at ports.
French shipping giant says in a tweet expected some 24 hours earlier that all maritime and port operations are functioning normally.
Although “Containers Don’t Lie,” the story they are telling may not reveal the entire picture.
AB5 going nationwide, trucker parking, coronavirus hits retail, and more on the 15th episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?
Lori Ann LaRocco’s new book chronicles the tariff war and tracks its impact through trade flows.
