The 20,000-TEU Ever Given ran aground while passing through the Suez Canal on its way to Rotterdam. The catastrophe follows a rash of overboard containers, signaling that cargo ships may be getting too big to sail.
The 20,000-TEU Ever Given ran aground while passing through the Suez Canal on its way to Rotterdam. The catastrophe follows a rash of overboard containers, signaling that cargo ships may be getting too big to sail.
700 dockworkers at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are hit with Covid, further intensifying labor and equipment shortages.
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.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, ports everywhere are being impacted—because they are deemed essential operations. Consumer demand has dropped for a number of goods, leaving some buyers skittish, canceling or downsizing orders, or delaying receipt of shipment. Add to that…