PART ONE It’s nothing new. The supply chain is in all kinds of crisis. From sluggish manufacturing in the world’s low-cost manufacturing hub, an unpredictable peak season ahead as terminal...
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You won't Believe How the Chinese Lockdowns will Affect your Shipping Plans The pandemic isn’t over. While life may be getting back to normal for many consumers, workers, and employers,...
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It’s not just PPE that’s in short supply. The shipping containers themselves are a scarce commodity across the Asian continent and have been causing headaches for people and businesses trying…
Welcome to the holiday rush! We typically do not equate the holiday season to the circus. Still, with international shipping this season, you could make some fair comparisons, especially on…
It’s not just federal elections that are under threat. All four major shipping companies have been hit with cyber-attacks in the past four years. The entire industry is disrupted and…
If 20 billion doses of totally safe and effective ‘one time’ COVID vaccine was created today, how long do you think it would be before you and your loved ones…
It turns out Benjamin Franklin was wrong. Death and taxes are not the only two certainties in life. There’s a third: Ship lines will always, always drive up rates when…
This isn’t exactly breaking news, but it bears repeating. The COVID pandemic is not just a health and humanitarian crisis, but an economic shock in strange and interesting ways. Over…
Who’s truck is it anyway? You might have heard that California waged war on companies exploiting ‘gig workers’ and made it the law to treat them as employees with access…
Your CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKER (CHB) is more important than your CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA). Time is money and money is crazy important! Making sure goods clear customs in a timely…
CYBERSECURITY. DON’T LET YOUR BUSINESS GET CORRUPTED. Your network and all your company’s data is at risk of being breached. Like, it might have already happened. The fact is, the…
Chassis Need A Home Too Chassis, the overlooked workhorse of the cargo and shipping industry. Without them, all those shipping containers, full of helpful items and imported materials would languish…
Over the past 15 years, there has been a bit of an issue within the trucking industry. The issue? Not enough willing drivers. Though this driver shortage is nothing new,…
