Michael Baekboel

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@paulg And you’re surprised that it wasn’t thought through???

Additionally- Domestic suppliers will, naturally, take the opportunity to increase their margins when their competitors who import has to raise their prices.

The inflationary impact is coming but will flatten.

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@typesfast Besides the game changing features being released. That was an incredible production - serious kudos to the entire team!!

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@typesfast Maybe applying globally high tariffs on ‘cheaply made’ items is not a bad thing.

It could limit the “single-use” mentality we have all become accustomed to. We would spend on and keep higher quality repairable goods creating a whole 2nd layer economy?

Quality over price wins?

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@typesfast @amazon The #1 thing @CBPTradeGov can do is to restrict the ability for foreign companies without a U.S. base to register as a non-resident importer. It is too easy for these companies to skirt the rules and disappear into the night.

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

What is the point of #TSA and #PreCheck anymore?

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@braveben +1 Run your start up for organic growth and profitability. You’ll never be beholden to anyone. If you raise, then great, if not then your vision will still manifest. More money doesn’t necessarily make you better but often leads excess and waste. Make glass your favorite dish.

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@NavyStrang Gotta love the backdrop he used for this bunch of blustering boloney.

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@flyvolaris - mission impossible…
Can we get a straight answer on flight status for Y4 3193 from MZT today?

We have received conflicting information , saying it’s on time and the it’s delayed?

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@NavyStrang Was this it?

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@flyvolaris @JohnFlyVolaris resolving this issue is taking sooooo much time. The credit offered is worthless to us and our have been doubled billed for carry on luggage.

Can you please escalate?

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@flyvolaris so here we are at TIJ - flight is canceled without any notification. Next flight in 10 hours. And no one can provide any information and no accommodations of any kind… oy!

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@flyvolaris Thanks for the quick response- just texted our booking numbers.

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@NavyStrang @Amtrak Where’s the journey taking you? Looks super!

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@NavyStrang Mansplaining - my favorite 🤩 pastime 😜🤪😝

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

@NavyStrang Right back at ya Nathan. Counting on you keeping me updated here on X with you fantastic posts on the waves and tides of ocean shipping.

It was an absolute pleasure working with you my friend!

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

Cargo insurance is vitally important, especially during times like these, to protect the investment in inventory.

Coverage is available for pennies on the dollar to cover weather, war and accidents like the recent grounding in the Suez.

https://t.co/aT5Z6O8rLy

[Ryan Petersen @typesfast]

@tlbtlbtlb @paulg @flexport Yes the seas are rough down there. We may see more damage or containers falling off ships.

[Michael Baekboel @baekboel]

In my 40+ years in the trade there’s never a boring moment in freight forwarding and global trade.

The climate and geopolitical issues that seem distant to many people, affect our daily lives immediately reminding us that we’re all connected and affected.

It’s a small world!

[Flexport @flexport]

“Between the Suez problems and a drought that’s limiting maritime traffic through the Panama Canal, the worst-case scenario is a 20% reduction in global capacity, Flexport said.”

What happened in the Red Sea over the holidays? Dive into the details: https://t.co/0XamMzqrzq

[Ryan Petersen @typesfast]

With the Red Sea back in the news, maybe a good time to promote the children’s book I wrote about the ship that got suck in the Suez Canal a few years ago: https://t.co/HDN3RWNKRf

And to say thanks to @paulg for editing/rewriting it!

All proceeds go to https://t.co/VdPURTmBK3

[Ryan Petersen @typesfast]

New Flexport trade lane manager hobby: Using South Africa kitesurfing webcams to spot container ships carrying our customer cargo as they round the Cape of Good Hope.
Shoutout @connorhelm for being this much of a shipping nerd.

[Flexport @flexport]

How will the situation in the Red Sea impact global supply chains and shippers in the weeks to come?

Flexport CEO @typesfast shares what we’re seeing and what the data has revealed about this fluid issue on Bloomberg Technology: https://t.co/h60tyHcijC