Tag: Supply chain disruption
FCL Attracts Cargo Consolidators as Global Market Dynamics Shift
Cargo consolidators turn to FCL as global market dynamics change, states a Loadstar news source.
Containerload (LCL) NVOCCs and traditional freight forwarders
The pandemic-linked supply chain...
ONE Acquires 3 U.S. Container Terminals
TraPac is a container terminal operator and vessel stevedore that provides container terminal services in Los Angeles and Oakland.
The recent disruptions to...
Skyrocketing Costs of Ageing Ships Sounds Inflation SOS
Old container ships sold and chartered at record prices
Bumper long-term charters lock in costs for consumers
High shipping costs driving up inflation...
Long-term Contracted Ocean Freight Rates Set ‘Staggering’ New Records
Long-term container line contract rate agreements have reached new highs and, in some cases, are in excess of spot market deals currently touted by...
CNY May Further Disrupt Global Shipping & Supply Chains
Chinese New Year is earlier than last year, and is complicated by especially long quarantine requirements for sailors returning to China.
In some...
Shippers Reap ‘Record’ Quarterly Profits Despite Supply Chain Chaos
Nippon Yusen and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Japan's biggest and third-biggest shipping companies, show record quarterly profits as they benefited from higher freight rates amid...
Global Summit Examines Trade Disruptions Amid Pandemic
The world’s largest regulatory agencies overseeing international container trades met remotely to discuss rampant supply chain disruptions as carriers and their customers brace for...
Major Ports Suffer Export Crunch!
Chinese ports are bracing for a second wave of supply chain disruptions during the country’s coronavirus lockdown as the global spread of the...