Schedules still in turmoil as Covid issues drive port congestion, but there is light
WOODBRIDGE : Congestion at North European and Asian box terminals continues to disrupt global liner schedules, with quarantines and the side-effects of Covid vaccination blamed for further instability in the supply chain. Labour shortages
Pandemic forces shipper focus on supply continuity : DSV
NEW YORK : Building supply chains more resistant to shocks like COVID-19 requires a “blended” approach by shippers to localized and global sourcing, according to a report from third-party logistics (3PL) provider DSV and
How to solve COVID’s crew change crisis and protect global supply chains
Over 1 million seafarers work in tough conditions to support 80% of global trade. COVID-19 pandemic has stranded vast numbers of these key workers at sea. We outline the urgent support and health protection
BOLLORÉ LOGISTICS handles 2 Charters of COVID-19 Test Kits for a large Pharma Group
PUTEAUX : Last May, Bolloré Logistics successfully managed 2 charters for a global US life sciences group, to ship one million antigen nasal Covid-19 test kits from Amsterdam to Brazil. In Brazil, the sanitary
Need to look at leveraging the Anti-China sentiment: FIEO
NEW DELHI: The second Covid wave has left the economy in tatters. Amid all the gloomy news, the country’s exports seem to have done well. At the moment, the growth is looking spectacular. But
Yantian to return to full operations , box backlog expected to take many weeks to clear
SHENZHEN : Yantian Port is set to resume normal operations after a month-long cut in productivity brought about by a Covid-19 outbreak. Shippers have been warned it will take many weeks to clear up
Satellite images show backlog of containers awaiting export at Port of Yantian after Covid outbreak
Satellite images by Planet Labs show container congestion and lack of vessels at the Port of Yantian, the fourth-busiest container port in the world. SEKO Logistics calculates 160,000 40-foot containers stacked up at the port.
Maersk warns Yantian port congestion a ‘much bigger disruption’ than Suez Canal closure
The world’s largest container line Maersk says that congestion and delays at Yantian port in South China are a much bigger disruption to its operations than the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal in