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Global Chip Shortage Is Good for Cargo, ANA Says

ANA Holdings Inc. expects its cargo unit to receive a boost this year from the global chip shortage as planes loaded with semiconductors help speed deliveries to automakers and consumer-electronics manufacturers.

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Shortage of New Shipping Containers Adds to Global Trade Turmoil

The world’s biggest makers of shipping containers are scrambling to meet a surge in demand for the metal boxes that shuttle some 90% of the goods around the global economy.

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U.K. Firms Decry Unfair Brexit Border as EU Goods Waved In

The U.K.’s decision to postpone border checks on goods coming from the European Union until next year has delighted the country’s importers — but left some exporters angry.

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Major Exporters Take Unusual Steps to Ease Container Shortage

Some of the world’s biggest exporters in Asia are intervening to alleviate a shipping container shortage that jeopardizes their overseas trading.

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How Bundling 3PL Services Can Build Stronger Supply Chains

The pandemic has exposed weaknesses in global supply chains, and proved that bundling logistics services can effectively thwart delays and overcome unforeseen challenges.

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U.K. Names Eight Freeports in Bid to Boost Post-Brexit Trade

U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a roster of eight English freeports, low-tariff business zones being created to stimulate trade and investment in the wake of Brexit and the coronavirus crisis.

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Vaccine Passage and Repurposed 'Preighters': What's Trending in Air Cargo

As the passenger air travel industry reels, demand for air cargo capacity is hotter than ever — especially as global vaccine production climbs.

Source: Bloomberg

Booming U.S. Imports Show Uneven Global Recovery Pace

A surge of imports into the U.S. economy shows little sign of slowing down, clogging American ports and highlighting ways the pandemic is still causing imbalances in the global recovery.

A crane carries shipping containers owned by AP Moller-Maersk A/S away from a ship. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Retailers See Millions in Sales Delays Amid Shipping Logjam

Overwhelmed U.S. ports, elevated freight costs and accidents that sent goods plunging to the bottom of the ocean are causing headaches for U.S. retailers already reeling from the pandemic.

Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

Ocean Cargo Snarls Force Global Commerce to Look Outside the Box

An ongoing surge in the cost of shipping goods around the world is prompting manufacturers and their customers to scramble for cheaper solutions.

Source: Bloomberg

How the Inland Port Can Better Connect U.S. Supply Chains

As we aim to build more resilient supply chains, we must rethink space, process and workforce development. Each of these factors converge at the inland port.

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Ocean-Cargo Boom Fuels $10 Billion Spree for New Container Ships

Some of the world’s largest container-shipping lines are ordering new vessels amid surging demand for ocean-cargo services, giving a long-awaited boost to the outlook for shipyards in Asia.

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