Earlier, we questioned whether China's trade revival would come fast enough to head off financial distress. This week, we update the data to track the status of COVID-19’s economic impact. Flexport’s COVID-19 China Trade Recovery Index provides a preliminary look at the air and…
With the spread of COVID-19 rapidly changing lives and livelihoods, we all want to know: what’s next? When will factories start running again? And how can you ensure your cargo is moving when they do? Flexport’s leaders in ocean and air freight, trucking, and warehousing across…
The Covid-19 outbreak is pushing supply chains further into uncertain waters. Flexport looks at market developments, as well as its own data to shed light on the implications.
Many Chinese companies outside of Hubei province, have resumed operations either online or physically. The impact of the slow post-New Year restart is palpable, however, with 94% of Fortune 1000 companies seeing coronavirus-related supply chain disruptions. Trade is not yet…
The Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday is officially over, but supply chains are still struggling to bounce back—largely due to the impact of the novel coronavirus, now [officially] known as COVID-19.
Flexport is keeping a close eye on the Wuhan Coronavirus. In addition to keeping our employees in China and around the world safe, we’re also watching for impacts on the supply chain as the virus causes more and more business interruptions. Major airlines are canceling flights…
The BCMEA has announced a lockout of longshore employees across British Columbia ports -- find out why and what impact it could have on your business.
The “most powerful storm on earth,” also known as Typhoon Maria, hit China’s east coast recently. Here's how Flexport responded.