To take advantage of an unexpected customs notice for duty deferment, importers have it on their radars immediately, understand its full implications quickly, and plan and initiate their responses without delay or errors. That would be a tall order in the best of times and a…
Flexport Warehousing staff are tapping into their individual resilience and dedication to teamwork to uphold service quality, while supporting frontline responders and safeguarding customer shipments during a time of unprecedented chaos.
Over the past two months, many US small businesses have fallen off a cliff, as rates of COVID-19 swell around the world, shuttering states and weakening outlooks. In response, the US federal government has stepped forward with additional support, on the heels of earlier relief…
Oil prices have plunged as national economies have been paused. This tumult both reflects—and affects—developments in the global economy.
The demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) is immense. Tom Gould, Flexport’s VP of Global Customs and Susy Schöneberg, Head of Flexport.org, look at the challenges of making and moving PPE, and how these efforts — along with the broader COVID-19 crisis — impact global…
For some supply chain professionals, a common misconception in the wake of COVID-19 centers on the soaring price of airfreight. Some think that since people are stuck in place and not flying anywhere, all air prices—passenger or otherwise—should be down. But while demand might…
American hospitals are disastrously short of masks and other protective equipment, and demand will only increase. They estimate they will need 20x their ordinary supply over the next few months. In its current form, our supply chain cannot handle this demand shock. This blog…
The coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted the economy. And for some, it's now calling into question whether global supply chains are a good idea. To the extent that it is really the events of the crisis that are prompting a reexamination of globally-distributed production,…