Six months after the formation of the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, its members and President Joe Biden convened for a final time in 2021, on Dec. 22. At…
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Never has container shipping begun a year on such a high. The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index hit a new record in the last week of December, up 76% year…
Economic forces, consumer demand, seasonality, natural disasters and myriad other factors contribute to transport’s cyclical market. The charts below show the latest data on Class 8 truck orders, trailer…
Port congestion and extended transit times during the pandemic exposed longstanding supply chain inefficiencies. For many, the hurdles stakeholders face today are a symptom of a larger problem: The U.S….
Most cargo ships putting into the port of Everett, Wash., brim with cement and lumber. So when the Olive Bay docked in early November, it was clear this was no…
Freight forwarder DSV is telling its customers to plan early for next year’s Chinese New Year holiday as several “extraordinary factors” are expected to put transport operations under extra pressure….
This is the question that I am asked on a daily basis. The issue is very complex, so I usually quip with a surprising response, “They’ve always had issues, but…
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…
Carriers have a clear preference in terms of where they are trying to position themselves in the U.S. and it illustrates just how unbalanced transportation capacity continues to be. Loads…
Retailers are loading up on goods for the holiday season in a strong show of confidence in consumer demand even as the Delta variant and supply-chain disruptions add uncertainty to…