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Ukraine War, China Lockdowns Hit Global Supply Chains

Global supply strains that started to ease in early 2022 are worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China’s Covid lockdowns, threatening slower growth and faster inflation across the global economy.

A dockworker monitors a shipping container being loaded onto a freight train at Behala inland port in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg.

No Quick Fix for Congestion That Continues to Plague Port Operations

Ocean cargo handlers are scrambling for solutions to the congestion that continues to plague major U.S. container ports, especially Los Angeles and Long Beach. But the ultimate answer might lie in something beyond their control: time.

Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Watch: The Prime Problem With Amazon Prime

You might not be able to beat Amazon Prime, but you can make the supply chain changes necessary to be competitive, says Jason Murray, chief executive officer and co-founder of Shipium.

The Prime Problem With Amazon Prime

Watch: Bringing Visibility to Parcel Delivery

Dana von der Heide, chief commercial officer and founder of Parcel Perform, explains what’s driving the need for greater visibility in parcel delivery, and how to achieve it.

Bringing Visibility To Parcel Delivery

Automation, Shortages: These Are the Forces Disrupting Trucking

When everything's out of your company’s control, there’s one thing you can control: the experience you give your customers. These industry trends are opportunities to harness.

Diesel-Tax Holidays Are Meant to Help Truckers — But They're Not Celebrating

The move by some states to soothe the sting of soaring fuel prices by temporarily suspending diesel fuel taxes has some unlikely opponents: truckers, the very people it’s supposed to help.

Trucks refuel at a gas station. Photo: Getty Images.

Watch: How the New Mobility Will Transform Cities and Logistics

As cities go carless, how can issues of mobility be solved? Peter Berger, director of business development for Woven Planet Holdings Inc., has answers.

How The New Mobility Will Transform Cities And Logistics

Five Ways to Improve Supply Chain Continuity Planning

Business continuity plans with key suppliers help to mitigate supply chain risk and fluctuations in consumer demand.

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How Air Cargo's Recovery Hinges on Passenger Travel

A rollercoaster winter for global logistics has clouded any glimmer of “normalcy” for the airline and air cargo industry, leaving companies to question if and when operations will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Passengers in an airport lounge watch a plane fly off at dusk. Photo: Shutterstock.

Amazon Halts Work on San Francisco Depot After City Moratorium

Amazon has stopped work on a new warehouse in San Francisco after the city’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to implement a moratorium on new parcel delivery services there.

Boxes are dispatched along a conveyor at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. Photo: Bloomberg.

Ship Stuck Near D.C. Signals East Coast Ports’ Rush to Expand

The $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal doubled its capacity in 2016, allowing the world’s largest cargo ships to sail more easily to America’s East Coast from Asia. Now, one of those giant vessels has been stuck near the U.S. capital for more than a week.

The Ever Forward container ship in the Chesapeake Bay after it ran aground near Baltimore in Pasadena, Maryland, on March 16. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: Finding Truck Capacity When There Is None

Actually, there is truck capacity available, says Bill Catania, chief executive officer of OneRail. It's just a question of making use of existing services through enabling interoperability — and ensuring visibility of orders in transit.

Finding Truck Capacity When There Is None

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