Flexport Blog

Supply chain insights, trends, and expert analysis


articles

Discover more articles

  • Aerial overhead view of rows of parked trucks with colored container trailers in a yard
    Article3 Minute Read

    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (August 28, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news from the past week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

    Read more
  • Port gantry crane lifting a shipping container at dusk under a purple and pink sky
    Article5 Minute Read

    U.S. Consumer Goods Imports - Wherein Lies the Rub

    Our latest Forecast for U.S. consumer goods imports may look discouraging. There’s an argument, however, that imports are settling now to where they would have been absent the frenzied Covid years.

    Read more
  • Close-up of a glowing cyan stock-style area chart on a dark screen with orange light flare
    Article7 Minute Read

    Real Retail - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    U.S. advanced retail sales in July were even stronger than they first appeared when corrected for deflation. But that apparent aggregate strength conceals widely varying performance across sub-categories.

    Read more
  • Aerial overhead view of rows of parked trucks with colored container trailers in a yard
    Article3 Minute Read

    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (August 21, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news from the past week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

    Read more
  • Aerial overhead view of rows of parked trucks with colored container trailers in a yard
    Article3 Minute Read

    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (August 14, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news from the past week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

    Read more
  • Close-up of a glowing cyan stock-style area chart on a dark screen with orange light flare
    Article7 Minute Read

    The Import of What vs. Where - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The latest U.S. trade numbers do show a drop in real imports, but the situation is neither as dire as it seems, nor necessarily a portent of a faltering global trading system. What we trade can have a lot to do with where we trade, and both have been shifting.

    Read more
  • Aerial overhead view of rows of parked trucks with colored container trailers in a yard
    Article3 Minute Read

    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (August 7, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news from the past week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

    Read more
  • Aerial overhead view of rows of parked trucks with colored container trailers in a yard
    Article3 Minute Read

    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (July 31, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news from the past week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

    Read more