Vanishing ships underscore supply crunch truth: The crisis isn’t over
As the year supply chains went haywire winds down, logistics experts are struggling to distinguish between real improvement and false success. The fragile global trading...
Managing morale for sailors stuck at sea: karaoke, barbecues and beer
Stuck waiting for their cargo ships to unload at jammed American ports, sailors looking for relief are turning to music, barbecue and beer.
229% surge in China-U.S. shipping costs drives inflation pressure
The spot rate to ship a 40-foot container from the U.S. to China increased to $9,631, up 5% from the previous week and 229% higher...
Seattle and Tacoma are a rarity among U.S. ports right now, with room for more ships
The trade gateways in the U.S. Pacific Northwest that handle the flow of containers, cars and commodities are standing out for their calm relative to...
Bottlenecks wear down world economy’s fleet of container ships
Container carriers reaping the biggest profits in at least a decade are struggling to operate reliably as bottlenecks worsen around ports from southern England to...