Thanks Given? The long-paralyzed Congress finally passed a $1.2 trillion Infrastructure bill, the Investment and Jobs Act, something we can choose to celebrate. (Or rage against, depending on which side…
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Bottleneck got you down? We are still in the throes of unending supply chain congestion. Does the passage of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that was finally lifted off the…
“A diamond is just a lump of coal that stuck to its job.”– Leonardo da Vinci Had enough of supply chain snarls? An energy crisis in China is adding a…
Does Your Backlog Have a Backlog? You can lead a horse to water but… did you bring a saddle that was designed to fit a fully loaded 40-foot container? Turbulence…
L.A. Drifters Through a haze of bunker fuel shrouding harbors worldwide, the shipping industry’s zero carbon future is coming into view. A hard line is being drawn by both insiders…
Steaming Away With Shippers’ Margins If it feels like there’s a freight rate hike every few minutes, you’re not off base. COVID has exposed the stranglehold the three main ocean…
What Do Typhoons, Congestion, and Delta All Have In Common? …They all have led to delays and exacerbated congestion that keeps the entire shipping industry in crisis. 2021 has been…
More Congestion, More Surcharges It’s no secret that Trans-Pacific shipping is getting more and more expensive. There is widespread and legitimate fear and frustration from shippers across the globe that…
Cold, Cold Consolidation Over the last decade, you may not have noticed the shrinking number of carriers that booked your container freight. Shipping line mergers and alliances throughout the decade…
Freight Wait Summer You might have noticed that summer is in full swing! #vaccinated is trending, cities are opening up, and mask mandates are easing. After almost two years of…
Long-Tail Risk? There Is No ‘Normal’ Distribution Anymore In 2021, regional bottlenecks have wreaked havoc on global trade. The shock of events like the Suez blockage and the ongoing COVID…
Have You Covered Your Long-Tail Risk? If 2020 has taught the world anything, it’s if things can go wrong, they will go wrong. In the spirit of that, we want…
In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations’ global maritime regulator, adopted mandatory measures to reduce international shipping emissions by half in 2050 compared with 2008 levels. It’s…
The Bullwhip Effect Way back in March of 2020 – when COVID was still just a looming threat and not a full-blown pandemic – shipping demand dropped with production disruptions…
Bitter Cargo On March 29, the Ever Given was freed from the Suez Canal after being stuck for six excruciating days. It required the combined efforts of elite international crews,…
Does Your Supply Chain Need a Second Opinion? It seems that COVID-19 has succeeded where other disasters had failed. It opened people’s eyes to widespread vulnerabilities within our lean, cost-optimized…
Pandemic induced disruptions will remain a challenge for shippers well into 2021. Unpredictable delays and logistical bottlenecks are driving container shortages and port congestion. Factory production delays in Asia add…
As millions struggle physically, emotionally, and financially due to the COVID pandemic, higher living costs may be on the horizon. This is partly due to elevated rates for the importation…
That could largely depend on a large metal box. Or, more accurately, the mobility of tens of millions of them. It’s 2021, and delivery delays and soaring freight rates are…
Raise your hand if the US import situation is driving you up the wall. Skyrocketing freight rates and unreliable carrier service is just the beginning. Congestion at all levels continues…