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In Race for Speed, Massive Cargo Ships Are Outrun by Nimble Vessels

Running full steam has revealed how temperamental the backbone of the global trading system is when stretched.

Shipping containers sit on the deck of cargo ship One Crane, docked at the Port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Bloomberg.

Suez Canal Container Ship Refloated After Blocking Trade Artery

One of the largest container ships in the world has been partially refloated after it ran aground in the Suez Canal, causing a huge jam of vessels at either end of the vital international trade artery.

Are There Enough Drivers to Meet the Demand for Last-Mile E-Commerce Delivery?

Delivery Drivers, Inc., a provider of independent-contractor labor for businesses, is in the process of hiring a huge number of additional drivers to meet the growing demand for last-mile delivery of e-commerce orders.

A delivery driver holding a package exits her van. Photo: Pexels.

Fight Between Commodities Giants and Shippers Leaves Seafarers Stuck

A standoff between commodities giants and shipping companies is prolonging the labor crisis at sea, with an estimated 200,000 seafarers still stuck on their vessels beyond the expiration of their contracts and past the requirements of globally accepted safety standards.

Emissions from a cargo ship at dusk. Photo: Shutterstock.

CP Rail’s CEO Makes the $25 Billion Deal His Mentor Wouldn’t

Canadian Pacific Railways’s Keith Creel for years followed in the footsteps of Hunter Harrison, an industry legend whose revolutionary efficiency strategy became the standard at all the major North American railroads.

Keith Creel, chief operating officer of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Photo: Bloomberg.

CP Rail Agrees to Buy Kansas City Southern for $25 Billion

Canadian Pacific Railway is aiming to create a 20,000-mile rail network linking the U.S., Mexico and Canada in the first year of those nations’ new trade alliance.

A Canadian Pacific Railway train leaves Hardisty, Alberta, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.

Four Ways to Prosper in the New E-Commerce Era

With all signs pointing toward continued e-commerce growth post-pandemic, here’s what will help ensure retailer success in 2021 and beyond.

An online shopper scrolls through an e-commerce app on their smartphone. Photo: Pexels.

Podcast | A Look at the Southern California Supply-Chain ‘Meltdown’

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, along with supporting distribution facilities and infrastructure in the area, are suffering from severe congestion. What’s the cause — and the solution?

Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

Global Chip Shortage Is Good for Cargo, ANA Says

ANA Holdings Inc. expects its cargo unit to receive a boost this year from the global chip shortage as planes loaded with semiconductors help speed deliveries to automakers and consumer-electronics manufacturers.

Photo: Bloomberg

Shortage of New Shipping Containers Adds to Global Trade Turmoil

The world’s biggest makers of shipping containers are scrambling to meet a surge in demand for the metal boxes that shuttle some 90% of the goods around the global economy.

Photo: Bloomberg

Watch: Business and Government’s Role in Strengthening Critical Supply Chains

Benjamin Ruddell, Professor in the School of Informatics, Computing & Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University, offers advice to both the private and public sectors on how best to carry out President Biden’s recent executive order on creating more resilient supply chains for essential goods.

Business and Government’s Role in Strengthening Critical Supply Chains

Huawei Pivots to Fish Farms, Mining After U.S. Blocks Its Phones

Six months after the Trump administration dealt a crushing blow to Huawei Technologies Co.’s smartphone business, the Chinese telecommunications giant is turning to less glamorous alternatives that may eventually offset the decline of its biggest revenue contributor.

Source: Bloomberg

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