Carriers have warned the Tran-Atlantic’s low schedule reliability in April will continue to persist through the rest of the year. “We do not expect an improvement in schedule disruptions through the end of the year,” Matthew Hill, head of the North America import market for Maersk, told JOC.com. “The primary issue will be the […]
Read MoreCommissioner Rebecca F. Dye today released her Final Report for Fact Finding 29, “The Effects of COVID-19 on the U.S. International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain,” a two-year investigation involving hundreds of Commission stakeholders participating through Team meetings, phone conversations, emails, and presentations to various groups. Commissioner Dye presented the Final Report with twelve Final Recommendations to […]
Read MoreAmerica’s seaports are critical gateways for goods entering and leaving the United States. Last year, many West Coast ports struggled to keep pace with the enormous amount of goods arriving from Asia, resulting in long delays to deliver home goods, electronics, holiday gifts, and other products to U.S. consumers. This year, the West Coast ports […]
Read MoreCanadian West Coast ports are not able to handle U.S. cargo spillover if disruptions are caused by the ongoing longshore contract negotiations. The ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are already at capacity with Asian imports destined for U.S. and Canadian markets. Cliff Stewart, vice president of infrastructure at the Port of Vancouver said, “The […]
Read MoreThe U.S. should brace for another surge in the supply-chain crisis as manufacturers in Asia reopen their factories from Covid-19 lockdowns, causing new delays at American ports, the chief representative for West Coast port operators said. There’s been a lull in trade flows as China has used strict lockdowns in cities and major trade hubs, […]
Read MoreChina has mandated a strict “zero COVID” policy since the onset of the global pandemic, which has led to tight lockdowns across the country whenever cases have started to spike. Recently, lockdown restrictions have been enacted in major cities like Shenzhen and Shanghai, as China deals with one of its worst outbreaks since Wuhan in December […]
Read MoreNo material impact on blank sailings has yet been observed from the lockdown in Shanghai said Sea-Intelligence. The lockdown in Shanghai differs from the Yantian closure in 2021 as Shanghai port remains open and operational, Sea-Intelligence said, with the “problematic part” being the closed manufacturing sites and warehouses, as well as a reduction in available […]
Read MoreSpeakers at the Nordic Air Cargo Symposium have said disruption in the industry is set to continue. The supply-demand balance in the air cargo market is expected to return to pre-COVID levels in 2025 although the prediction is complicated by several conditions. Cargo capacity is projected to reach 2019 levels around 2023 but demand will […]
Read MoreShanghai container port has been operating but the lack of trucking capacity has resulted in chaos in supply chains. According to a global forwarder, trucking and entry problems are creating pressure at some yards in Shanghai port. Additionally, some carriers which include Maersk and ONE, have “started to cancel calls at Shanghai to instead provide […]
Read MoreCovid lockdowns in China Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC Senior Editor, joins Worldwide Exchange to discuss the global supply chain crunch, and how Covid lockdowns in China are creating shipping clogs at the ports.
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