Global Logistics

Could Houston and Savannah Help Alleviate West Coast Ports? Yes and No

May 23, 2021

Mike Klage, SCB Contributor

Are these two ports the balm for what ails the largest trade lane in the U.S.?

The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything

May 18, 2021

Bloomberg

A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up.

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Watch: The Cost of the Suez Canal Blockage for Global Supply Chains

May 6, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Brian Alster, general manager of third-party risk and compliance with Dun & Bradstreet, shares the firm’s research on the continuing global impact of the Suez Canal blockage by a giant containership.

World’s Biggest Brands Adopt Checklist to Rescue Stuck Seafarers

May 6, 2021

Bloomberg

Unilever Plc and other big retail brands are among consumer giants adopting a toolkit to audit their shipping supply chains in an effort to help bring seafarers stuck on commercial vessels back home and eliminate human rights risks.

Three Things Mexican 3PLs Can Offer to U.S. Shippers

May 5, 2021

David Henry, SCB Contributor

As shippers adjust to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), they could face a volatile cross-border freight market.

How to Navigate Cross-Border Shipping to Latin America

May 5, 2021

AJ Hernández, SCB Contributor

The Latin American market offers a major opportunity for U.S. e-commerce.

Summer of Sold-Out Ships Awaits as Sea Cargo Chaos Intensifies

May 4, 2021

Bloomberg

Container shipping rates are heading higher again, driven to new heights by unrelenting consumer demand and company restocking from Europe to the U.S. that are exhausting the world economy’s capacity to move goods across oceans.

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Watch: The Impact of the Pandemic on the Automotive Supply Chain

May 3, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Vanessa Miller, partner in the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, details the substantial challenges that the automotive industry is facing, now and in months to come.

Shipping Containers Are Falling Overboard at a Rapid Rate

April 29, 2021

Bloomberg

Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety errors.

Vaccine Hoarding May Backfire on Rich Nations as India Reels

April 28, 2021

Bloomberg

For months, developed economies have hoarded COVID-19 vaccines and the raw materials needed to make them. Now, they’re being forced to act as an explosive outbreak in India raises the risk of new virus mutations that could threaten the wider world.

Global Logistics

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