This week: Consumer behavior shows strong signs of returning to traditional pre-pandemic patterns, boosting US retail sales and inventory and placing additional pressure on crucial supply chain points The new Supply Chain Information Highway receives more support as...
This week: US freight demand remains strong thanks to increasing retail sales and industrial production Hapag-Lloyd eyes first place in container data collection and smart containers Continuous growth in US imports from Asia may hint at serious port congestion this...
This week: Uncertainty over the effects of Shanghai reopening is leaving many shippers and forwarders wary of a coming spike in import cargo, while others predict a slow and gradual return to normal A private equity fund purchases majority shares in NVO company Honour...
This week: Hapag-Lloyd will soon install new container tracking devices in the entirety of their dry container fleet, which could spark changes throughout the industry. Slight drops in import volume from Asia to the US are a welcome reprieve for ports and storage...
This week: An import surge from China to the USA continues to build as Shanghai remains in lockdown, while the current freight surge to the US East Coast leaves the NY-NJ port congested with empty containers. Due to cargo rerouting, delays at Shanghai’s neighboring...
This week: Progress continues in ports as carriers make large sweeps of empty TEU containers, while smaller US importers pressure the Federal Transport Commission to investigate supply chain disruptions as it becomes increasingly harder to secure carrier space for...