The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding ocean transportation and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering container shipments in a more efficient manner than ever before using new services and technologies that provide information en route - allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As ocean cargo services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using ocean shipping solutions to power their supply chains.

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January 19, 2022
By Bloomberg
Supply Chain Crisis Helped Shipping Companies Reap $150 Billion in 2021
Economists warn that persistently high transportation prices are stoking inflation and clouding the recovery.
January 14, 2022
By Bloomberg
Coming to an Ocean Near You: Ships Dragged Along by Giant Kites
Add ships being dragged along by giant kites to the list of things the industry is exploring in its quest to decarbonize.
January 12, 2022
By Bloomberg
Global Supply Chains Brace for Impact as Omicron Reaches China
An omicron outbreak in China is sending jitters through supply chains as manufacturers and shippers brace for disruption inside the world’s-biggest trading nation if it can’t contain the fast-spreading variant.

January 11, 2022
By SupplyChainBrain
ZIM to Launch a New North China–Australia Express Service
January 9, 2022
By Bloomberg
New York Port Hustles to Cut Rare Logjam Amid Covid Labor Woes
January 5, 2022
By Bloomberg
U.S. Needs to Guard Exports From Supply Chain Snarls, Biden’s Envoy Says
January 2, 2022
By Bloomberg
Truck Drivers, Seafarers Quit as Omicron Spreads
December 27, 2021
By Jess White, SupplyChainBrain
From Covid's Legacy to Containers Falling Overboard: These Are Our Top Stories of 2021

December 21, 2021
By SupplyChainBrain
Xeneta and Compass Financial Technologies Partner to Launch Daily Container Freight Index
December 20, 2021
By Bloomberg
Severe Weather Wrecks Southeast Asia as 200 Dead, Ports Shut
December 20, 2021
By Bloomberg
Europe Is Desperate for LNG While Asia Has More Than It Needs
December 10, 2021
By Bloomberg
Vanishing Ships Underscore Supply Woe: Crisis Peak Is a Mirage
December 9, 2021
By Bloomberg
Once-Stuck Ship Gets Another Chance for Passage Through the Suez Canal

The Future of Freight Forwarding Report
December 1, 2021 | SHIP4WD
AI in Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Respond to Change
December 1, 2021 | Blue Yonder
Multi-Shipper Management Tools Help Retail Fulfillment Solution Providers Meet Their Clients' Complex Parcel Shipping Needs
December 3, 2020 | Pierbridge
COVID-19 and the Case for Digital Standards
September 29, 2020 | DCSA
Are We There Yet?
August 21, 2020 | E2open

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January 6, 2022
By Adam Compain, SCB Contributor
The Short- and Long-Term Solutions to Supply Chain Bottlenecks
December 30, 2021
By Ronnie Adcock and Darin N. Miller, SCB Contributors
The Supply Crunch Is Forcing Marine Managers Into New Thinking
December 15, 2021
By Tobias Larsson, SCB Contributor
How to Ease the Impact of Port Congestion on Your Supply Chain
December 13, 2021
By Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain
The Wheels on the Chassis Go Round and Round … Not
November 2, 2021
By George Belle, SCB Contributor
Three Tips for Improving Freight Procurement in the Supply Chain Logjam

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A Look at the Southern California Supply-Chain ‘Meltdown’
March 18, 2021
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with supporting distribution facilities and infrastructure in the area, are suffering from severe congestion. What’s the cause — and the solution?
Making Dreams of Supply-Chain Visibility a Reality
July 21, 2020
Memo to shippers: Do you know where your container is? Read more.
How East Coast Ports Are Getting 'Big-Ship Ready'
November 03, 2017
It takes a big port to handle a big ship. Can East Coast ports meet the challenge of handling the new generation of mega-container vessels? Container lines are engaged in a frantic race to build ever-larger ships, which promise to have a ripple effect throughout the global transportation network. Read More