After more than a year in the pandemic, leaders need a new mindset to design for recovery and growth and create real wins for the future. Flexport Global Head of Network Mariken Kruijff shares advice to help companies challenge their own organizations and grow, even when trade…
A severe equipment shortage is limiting the movement of freight. Get strategic tips to address spiking freight rates and shipment delays until the crisis abates.
Golden Week has kicked off in China. Normally, shippers need to book prior to Golden Week to stock up for the winter holidays. But this year, there’s a mix of challenges, including difficulty forecasting and volatility across all transport modes. It’s a critical window of time…
Flexport and Boston Consulting Group provide an analysis of supply chain lessons learned from the pandemic and how to emerge stronger and more resilient.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the economy in various and chaotic ways, with some industries thriving, some shutting down, and others figuring things out week-to-week. The unpredictability of these outcomes is also playing out on the ocean freight market.
For the past few weeks, shipments have been stranded on the ground, due to severe congestion at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, as Chinese customs authorities pivot to comply with shifting regulations, first spurred by reports of poor quality or counterfeit supplies and,…
For two months, the question of when China’s economy would return to functioning fully to meet the world’s demand has been ever present. Yet now, the question may be less about China’s ability to supply, and more about the drop in global demand. Flexport’s COVID-19 China Trade…
The dearth of supply of masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) has put healthcare workers and others battling COVID-19 at risk, which can have a ripple effect on the rest of the population. Adding to the issue is confusion around getting them imported into the United…