June 17, 2021
Yantian Port Reopens, Container Rates Skyrocket, and Knight-Swift and Union Pacific Partner Up
Ocean Operations at Yantian port slowly improve after reopening. After a surge of COVID-19 cases…
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June 10, 2021
Yantian Port Worse Than Suez Canal Blockage, Carriers Reroute Cargo From Oakland, & Biden Launches Supply Chain Task Force
Ocean The COVID-19 outbreak at the Yantian Port continues, causing congestion issues to spread across…
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June 3, 2021
Port of Yantian Disrupted by COVID-19 Cases, Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan Creates Air Transport Shortages, and U.S. Railroads Tighten Free Time at Inland Ramps
Ocean Ocean capacity continues to be tight. Ports across the board in China continue to…
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May 27, 2021
NITL Urges Congress to Change U.S. Shipping Laws, Shenzhen Yantian Terminal Operations Halted, & Aluminum Import Licenses Required in Late June
Ocean The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) urges Congress to make changes to U.S. shipping…
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May 20, 2021
Cargo Rollovers Continue to Climb, Air Carriers Expand Destinations, and Train Derailments Cause Supply Chain Disruptions
Ocean Trans-pacific rates and cargo rollovers continue to climb, with capacity constraints at Asian hubs…
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May 18, 2021
Supply Chain Trends to Track for the Rest of 2021
Supply Chain Trends for the Rest of 2021 As we approach mid-year, what remains clear…
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May 13, 2021
India’s COVID-19 Situation Worsens, Protests Approved for Tariff Exclusion Refunds, and Colonial Pipeline Outage Restored
Ocean Retailers are upping their forecast for imports for the next several months. As U.S.…
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May 6, 2021
Container Shortages and Shipping Rates Increase, Port of Montreal Workers Return to Work, and Air Cargo Supply Chain is Maxed Out
Ocean The CMA CGM Group announces the order of 22 new vessels. Last week, CMA…
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April 29, 2021
Carriers Suspend Services to Inland Points Including Minneapolis, Bond Insufficiencies for Importers, and Port of Montreal Workers Go On Strike
Ocean Some ocean carriers are suspending services to inland points including Minneapolis. While not all…
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April 22, 2021
Asian Container Availability Tightens, Hong Kong-North America Air Rates Soar, and Kansas City Rail Terminals Overwhelmed With Containers
Ocean Asian container availability tightens and is expected to intensify. As demand builds through May,…
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