Efforts to reduce congestion at Long Beach and Los Angeles may actually be adding to supply chain disruption by increasing the time it takes for goods to get to market and forcing up freight rates. Data from freight forwarding technology company Shifl shows that a consistent...
A new phenomenon is emerging in container shipping as the major carriers struggle to manage their schedules in light of the persistent backlogs to enter major ports around the world. Research and advisory services company Sea-Intelligence is calling it “congestion-induced blank sailings,” where the carriers...
Omicron outbreak in Zhejiang Province closes factories, stalls haulage and hits port of Ningbo, leaving world's supply chains bosses fearing worst ...
Lockdowns across China’s Zhejiang province have prompted multiple factory closures, and new restrictions have been placed on trucking. China reported new Covid cases in Tianjin and Guangzhou this week, including the Omicron variant, but the outbreak in Zhejiang, another major manufacturing heartland, remains the most serious. For...
The Port of Vancouver hit a grim milestone this week as the number of ships waiting for a berth reached 60 despite the resumption of rail service. It happened Tuesday night, and included nine container, 17 grain and 16 coal vessels. The number had dipped to...
More than 300,000 people have been tested for coronavirus in a district in the port city of Ningbo, following an outbreak of the illness, detected on Monday. The district of Zhenhai has been put on a two-week lockdown after five people tested positive for Covid-19. Early...
Shippers hoping for relief in air freight rates early next year can expect to be disappointed, according to consultants and analysts. A host of factors, including the Omicrom variant and its likely impact on belly capacity and lockdowns, spurring spending on goods rather than services, as...
India’s major public ports – already under growth pressure because of increasing competition from non-government cargo handlers led by Adani Group – face a renewed threat of labour stoppages after the government cleared new legislation reforming management systems. Trade unions representing dockworkers have voted to stage...
Cooler temperatures and mixed precipitation, including snow, is forecast for southwestern B.C. Rail operations: Both CP and CN mainlines between Vancouver and Kamloops are fully operational. Rail traffic through the Fraser Canyon corridor has resumed in both directions. All eastbound trains are transiting via CP’s line...
The latest curveball likely to have sizeable impact on global supply chains comes from south China, one of the most important manufacturing powerhouses in the world, where new Covid constraints are coming in at many local ports. Both Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Hapag-Lloyd have warned...
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