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For Retailers, the Dream of High Demand Is Becoming a Nightmare
In any other year, expectations of strong sales for the upcoming holiday shopping season would be the fulfillment of a dream for retailers. Instead, it’s shaping up to be something of a nightmare.
FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.
West Coast Logjam Has Enough Containers to Cross Half the U.S.
The number of container ships waiting to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia reached an all-time high of 65 vessels late last week, carrying potential payloads of cargo boxes that would stretch halfway across the country if lined up end to end.
Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
U.K. Delays Brexit Border Checks on EU Food as Shortages Hit
The U.K. delayed new post-Brexit border checks on food from the European Union to mitigate a supply chain crisis in a move that was immediately criticized as handing the bloc’s producers a competitive advantage.
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Storms From Texas to China Set to Worsen Global Ship Snarls
Global supply chains already tangled by the pandemic, labor shortages and sustained consumer demand in the U.S. are getting walloped by Mother Nature.
Photo: Bloomberg
Shanghai Halts Some Port Operations and Flights on Typhoon
Shanghai has halted some container port operations and will cancel most flights Monday and Tuesday as Typhoon Chanthu approaches the city, which is China’s financial capital and a major shipping hub.
Photo: Bloomberg
The Global Supply Chain Crisis, as Told by One Stuck Box of Fertilizer
Somewhere in the world’s busiest port of Shanghai, a container of fertilizer sits among tens of thousands of boxes, waiting for a ride to the U.S. It’s been on the dock for months, trapped by typhoons and Covid outbreaks that have worsened major congestion in the global supply-chain network.
An aerial view of the Port of Shanghai in Shanghai, China. Photo: Getty Images.
U.S. Port Problems Reach Worst of Pandemic Amid Crush of Imports
The number of ships waiting to enter the biggest U.S. gateway for trade with Asia reached the highest since the pandemic began, exacerbating delays for companies trying to replenish inventories during one of the busiest times of the year for seaborne freight.
Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
The World Economy’s Supply Chain Problem Keeps Getting Worse
A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like it will last well into next year as the surging delta variant upends factory production in Asia and disrupts shipping, posing more shocks to the world economy.
Shipping containers sit on the deck of cargo ship One Crane, docked at the Port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Bloomberg.
A Week at Least for World’s Third-Busiest Port to Return to Norm
Operations at China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port will take at least a week to return to normal after the facility was closed because a worker had COVID-19.
A container ship leaves the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, China. Photo: Bloomberg.
Watch: Why Are West Coast Ports Suffering From Congestion?
John Martin, president of Martin Associates, explains the factors behind persistent cargo congestion at West Coast ports, and the “cumulative collapse” of the nation’s entire logistics supply chain.
Why Are West Coast Ports Suffering From Congestion?
Watch: How Rad Power Bikes Kept Product Moving During the Pandemic
Mike McBreen, chief operating officer of Rad Power Bikes, relates the innovative solution that the company devised to get around severe port congestion and lack of equipment availability in its traditional supply chain.
How Rad Power Bikes Kept Product Moving During the Pandemic
China Port Congestion Worsens as Ningbo Shuts for Seventh Day
The partial closure of the world’s third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major Chinese ports, as ships divert away from Ningbo amid uncertainty over how long virus control measures in the city will last.
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