Evergreen Finally Made It to Port: Suez Canal Update
The Evergreen, the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for days and disrupted global shipping for weeks after, finally made it to port in the Netherlands early Thursday—en
Most Companies Kept Supply-Chain Sustainability Goals Despite Covid-19
Companies largely maintained their focus on supply-chain sustainability goals in 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic, and social issues such as worker welfare and supplier diversity
Typhoon Brings More Supply Chain Chaos In China!
This week a typhoon caused a lot of Supply Chain Chaos In China. More freight delays are expected in China this week, after typhoon forced the closure of Shanghai’s container por
Container Shipping Prices Skyrocket as Rush to Move Goods Picks Up
Prices to ship containers from Asia to the U.S. and Europe are rising at a historic pace as cargo owners bid up rates in a search for sea freight transportation capacity that shipp
Maritime Regulator Sets Carbon Measures Amid Dissent
The world’s top maritime regulator has agreed to a plan to cut the “carbon-intensity” of ocean-going vessels, overriding objections from Western countries that the accord doe
China Trade Bottleneck Worse than the Suez Canal Fiasco?
When the giant container ship the MV Ever Given wedged itself across the Suez Canal back in March it quickly captured the world’s imagination. In an instant, one of the globe’s
Ship Orders Surge as Carriers Rush to Add Capacity
Global shipyards that were retrenching and consolidating in a faltering maritime market barely more than a year ago are now flush with new orders, boosted by efforts by shipping li
Ocean Shipping Times Surge in Supply-Chain Crunch
Ocean shipping times have been hevily delayed meaning the commercial cargo ships have been delivering their loads later than ever this year. Adding to the supply-chain woes that a
Seasonal Measures: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB)
Seasonal Measures: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) It is important to acknowledge the dates of the BMSB seasonal measures listed below, that are still being applied to
Shipping by Air, Land or Sea: The Future of Carbon Neutral
So is it possible that we will see carbon-neutral shipping by air or sea in the future? The Biden administration certainly has plans to make drastic cuts in shipping emissions. The
