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Truck Drivers, Seafarers Quit as Omicron Spreads

From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure of higher pay, the transport industry is bracing for another roller coaster year of supply chain disruptions.

Crew transfer at Tanjong Pagar Terminal in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Supply Crunch Is Forcing Marine Managers Into New Thinking

The role of the maritime manager has changed, and it will take more innovative solutions from all members of the supply chain to help fix the current crisis.

A container ship is berthed at Port of Baltimore. Photo: Pexels.

From Covid's Legacy to Containers Falling Overboard: These Are Our Top Stories of 2021

Here’s a look back at our most-clicked stories this year — which showcase the worst of the crisis, new ideas that it spurred, and a glimpse at how we got here.

Top Stories Of 2021 Web

Xeneta and Compass Financial Technologies Partner to Launch Daily Container Freight Index

Xeneta, an ocean freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform, and Compass Financial Technologies, a financial index provider for alternative asset classes, announced the launch of the Xeneta Shipping Index by Compass, a daily container freight index.

Severe Weather Wrecks Southeast Asia as 200 Dead, Ports Shut

Severe weather disruptions hit Malaysia and the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction among nations most prone to natural disasters.

A container ship travels towards Port Klang in Selangor, Malaysia. Photo: Bloomberg.

Europe Is Desperate for LNG While Asia Has More Than It Needs

Asia’s relentless buying of liquefied natural gas earlier this year has left the region so well stocked for winter that spot shipments are being diverted to energy-hungry Europe.

An LNG power ship undocks in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg.

How to Ease the Impact of Port Congestion on Your Supply Chain

In the face of major supply chain disruptions like port congestion, there are proactive measures you can take to mitigate the risks to your supply chain, starting with multi-tier visibility.

Container ships moored off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Wheels on the Chassis Go Round and Round … Not

With the current focus on the tens of thousands of containers stuck on ships outside major U.S. ports, it’s easy to forget a maxim of supply chain management: If it’s not on wheels, it’s not moving.

Truck chassis sit at a shipping terminal. Photo: Getty Images.

Vanishing Ships Underscore Supply Woe: Crisis Peak Is a Mirage

A line of more than 80 container ships waiting to dock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, was cut in half in late November — or so it seemed. Turns out the vessels disappearing from the queue were merely hiding from it, loitering in the Pacific out of reach of the official count.

Container ships berthed at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Once-Stuck Ship Gets Another Chance for Passage Through the Suez Canal

Less than nine months after getting stuck in the Suez Canal, the Ever Given appears ready to give the northbound passage another try.

The Ever Given container ship departs the Suez Canal in Egypt on July 7. Photo: Bloomberg.

Long Beach Port Chief Sees Congestion Easing in Six Months

The head of one of the two ports in the U.S.’s busiest maritime gateway said he expects congestion that has caused upheaval throughout supply chains to improve in about six months’ time.

Container ships moored off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

House Passes First U.S. Ocean Shipping-Law Revamp in Two Decades

The House passed legislation Wednesday that provides the first major update of U.S. international ocean-shipping laws in more than two decades as the nation grapples with bottlenecks at its ports that are crimping supply chains.

Container ships berthed at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

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