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COVID Curbs Bite at Chinese Ports, Threatening Global Supply Chains

Mar 16, 2022

The queues of container ships outside major Chinese ports are lengthening by the day as COVID-19 outbreaks in manufacturing export hubs threaten to unleash a fresh wave of global supply chain shocks, ship owners, logistics firms and analysts say…

White House Aims to Boost Supply Chain Information Sharing

Mar 15, 2022

The White House on Tuesday unveiled a new pilot effort to help clear supply chain bottlenecks at congested U.S. ports by getting truckers, shippers, wholesalers, retailers and other businesses to share information.U.S. Transportation Secretary…

ZIM Announces Record Financial Year in 2021

Mar 09, 2022

Net Income of $4.65 Billion, Adjusted EBITDA  of $6.60 billion, and Adjusted EBIT of $5.82 billionAs the containershipping industry enjoys its greatest boom of a generation, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) announced its consolidated…

Containershipping: VCFI Index Falls for First Time in nearly Two Years

Mar 04, 2022

Russia's war in the Ukraine and spiraling oil and marine fuel prices have conspired to drive the VCFI indes to its first loss in 18 months.Change of trend in the indicators that measure the evolution of container transport costs. Valencia Containerized Freight Index (VCFI) fell by 0…

Crowley Takes Large & Leading Role In U.S. Offshore Wind

Mar 03, 2022

There’s often an upside to being among first-movers in an emerging industry, but many are often stifled by the risk inherent to new ventures. For Crowley, which today is leading the charge on a number of maritime fronts such as sustainability and decarbonization…

Recap: Container Logistics Implications of War in Ukraine

Mar 03, 2022

The following is a recap of the containershipping logistics challenges for the the Black Sea, Ukraine and Russia from Christian Roeloffs, co-founder and CEO, Container xChangeParts of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov are now dangerous or unpassable…

Maersk Suspends All Container Shipping to Russia

Mar 01, 2022

Shipping group Maersk will temporarily halt all container shipping to and from Russia in response to Western sanctions on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine, the company said on Tuesday.The move follows similar decisions by Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE)…

TRAC Intermodal, ZEBOX team to foster Logistics Innovation

Feb 28, 2022

TRAC Intermodal, a marine chassis provider, announced its new partnership with ZEBOX, an accelerator and innovation hub created in 2018 by Rodolphe Saade, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM group, for the supply chain, logistics and Industry 4…

Ceres to Lease and Modernize Jacksonville Container Terminal

Feb 14, 2022

The JAXPORT Board of Directors on Monday unanimously approved a 20-year, $60 million agreement between Ceres Terminals and JAXPORT for the lease and modernization of the TraPac Jacksonville container terminal in Jacksonville, Fla.In a separate transaction…

Demand Shock Behind Global Bottlenecks Should Ease in Months -WTO

Feb 14, 2022

Global trade bottlenecks are more the result of demand spikes than supply chain snags, with pressure likely to ease in the coming months, the World Trade Organization's chief economist said on Monday.The WTO had thought in October that demand for goods would slow early in 2022…

Top European Shippers Warn Freight Costs to Stay High

Feb 09, 2022

Two top European shippers warned on Wednesday freight costs were likely to remain high well into this year, offering no relief to customers including the world's biggest retailers, though they said bottlenecks should ease later in the year.Pandemic…

US Posts Record Trade Deficit in 2021

Feb 08, 2022

The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record high in 2021 as imports increased sharply amid the restocking of shelves by businesses to meet robust domestic demand.The sharp widening in the trade gap reported by the Commerce Department on Tuesday…

DP World Posts 9.4% Rise in 2021 Container Columes

Feb 07, 2022

Ports giant DP World on Monday reported a 9.4% rise in 2021 container volumes, though growth rates moderated in the fourth quarter which the Dubai state company said was expected due to the impact of COVID-19, inflation and supply chain issues…

Global Container Flows Struggle to Pick Up Speed, Data Shows

Feb 02, 2022

Efforts to speed up the movement of goods around the world have yet to solve the supply chain bottlenecks caused by surging demand for retail goods and pandemic-related lockdowns, the latest shipping data shows.Delays at U.S. major ports have been particularly severe…

Loadsmart Valuation Hits Over $1 Billion After Funding Round

Feb 01, 2022

Freight tech firm Loadsmart Inc said on Tuesday it was valued at $1.3 billion in its latest funding round, led by SoftBank Latin America Fund and funds managed by BlackRock Inc.The company raised $200 million in the Series D funding round from…

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