Midwest marine chassis shortage worse than two months ago: https://t.co/we6eAkon30 via @JOC_Updates
The supply of marine chassis at US Midwest rail hubs has gotten even worse and is causing container stacks to pile up #supplychain#railroads#Transportation
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled nearly 1 million inbound containers in May, easily a record for the biggest U.S. gateway for Asia goods. That was up 58.4% from last year’s pandemic-affected imports but also up 36.5% from the same month two years ago.
Trucking companies in the US Southeast have warned they are running out of drayage capacity to handle the 12-month surge of imports into the US. The record level demand for trucking has caused both national and regional providers to turn down new business as they are fully booked
Combined imports through the three ports jumped 27 percent between January and May compared with the same five months of 2020, and are up 15 percent compared with the 2019 period, according to PIERS. #trucking#southeast#congestion
The difference between the big crunch of 2021 and past supply disruptions is the sheer magnitude of it, and the fact that there is — as far as anyone can tell — no clear end in sight. Big or small, few businesses are spared. #economy#supplychain
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FMC Chairman Maffei says he's recommending to Biden admin that they consider using technology funding via infrastructure stimulus package toward better data-sharing for ports. Tech funding separate from port/inland waterway $, which is just 1% of $2T proposal.
U.S. tariffs have led to a sharp decline in Chinese imports and significant changes in the types of goods Americans buy from China... Tariffs now cover half of Chinese exports to the U.S., or about $250 billion in goods annually #trade#freight#imports https://t.co/vAiv5zrHgB
Retailers and manufacturers have benefited from a long period of low shipping prices. That era appears to be over. “We haven’t seen this type of inflation in many, many years.” https://t.co/vAV4K6lBsD
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Chennai, Bangalore, Tuticorin, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Mumbai, and Delhi will be under full lockdown orders until May 24, 2021. Click to read our full article about India's Lockdown Status
Image courtesy of REUTERS/ Adnan Abidi #india#healthcare#covid
Hours-of-service waiver issued in wake of pipeline cyberattack
Carriers and drivers responding to fuel emergency are getting relief from hours-of-service requirements
#CyberAttack#trucking#carriers#drivers#pipeline
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“We have a couple of years until we catch up to this surging demand across every aspect of the business,” says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on the global semiconductor shortage.
#supplychain#logistics#freight https://t.co/X8hs99PoLv via @technology