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‘It’s Still Bad’: Supply Chain Giving High Point Market Attendees Hard Time

"We've been trying to get containers here since the beginning of March and they're still not here," one home…

Are Ocean Freight Rates, Transit Times Seeing Calm Before Another Storm?

Transit times for containers moving between ports in China and the U.S. West Coast have declined sharply and…

Container xChange, Drewry Partner to Leverage Cargo Container Data, Analysis

The companies said the partnership will bring greater access to improved research, consultancy and…

Home Textiles Firm Standard Fiber Launches New Carbon Offset Initiative

Standard Fiber is also embarking on a circularity plan, collaborating with hotel and healthcare operators to…

Former CA Prison Site, Fairgrounds, Armories Turning into Container Storage

Container storage is a big factor in congestion at the ports and part of the nationwide supply chain crisis…

New Data Dives Into Container Shipping’s ‘Big Unknown’

More than 60,000 empties clogged the docks at the Port of Los Angeles at the end of January.

En Route: Silver Jeans COO Sounds Off on 7-Month Shipping Saga

Sourcing is "like a giant roulette game right now," Mark Lamont said. "You're trying to cover every number…

Looking Ahead, Plenty to Worry About at the Ports

Ocean schedule reliability across global trade lanes hit a low of 32 percent to close 2021, well short of the…

Port of Los Angeles Broke Cargo Record in 2021

Executive director Gene Seroka lauded $17 billion in federal funds earmarked for the port in the…

Asia Container Turn Times Accelerate as US Remains Mired in Congestion

Severe congestion in many destination ports saw container dwell times at depots reach near-record levels in…

Ocean Freight ‘Profiteering’ Draws Outrage

Drewry expects to see $150 billion in 2021 ocean carrier profits, "more than has been achieved in the…

Why Futures Contracts May Be the Key to Stabilizing Freight Rates

Six new futures contracts are scheduled to start trading in February, as freight rates remain north of 165…

Beleaguered Freight Supply Chain Showing Some Signs of Improvement

Vessel traffic data shows a drop in wait times directly outside the ports of Long Beach-Los Angeles in the…

Omicron: What to Know About Air Freight and Ocean Cargo

Everstream reported 25 logistics and supplier incidents related to omicron in the week since WHO named it…

World’s First Autonomous Electric Container Ship Sets Sail

The Yara Birkeland feeder vessel is set to replace truck haulage between Yara's plant in southern Norway and…