Logistics Bureau
APRIL 2, 2020
The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Measuring the Imbalances*. In the United States, the Pandemic has yet to Peak. Ocean Freight.
Talking Logistics
MAY 1, 2015
Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry. Port truck drivers strike for second day (LA Times). UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. Con-way Inc.
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Freightos
DECEMBER 13, 2015
Check out our roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics/supply chain sources. First up, no surprises, China slowdown and depressed commodity prices, then the lifting of sanctions on Iran. OUR TAKE A tonic for the (following) Carriers & Cargo section. CARRIER & CARGO: CHOPPY SEAS AHEAD FOR CARRIERS.
Resilinc
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
In total 15 countries were affected including Syria (which also declared a state of emergency), Cyprus, Lebanon, Jourdan, Palestine, Egypt, Southern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. BP Azerbaijan, the Azeri unit of BP Plc.,
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
The US Men’s National Team is in Group B with England, Iran, and Wales, and will play its first game on November 21 against Wales. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S.
Abivin
DECEMBER 5, 2022
It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. billion of its total revenue in the fiscal year 2014, placing it as the third-largest source of income in the nation. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 meters in 2001.
Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
From Russia in the Black Sea to Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea new security risks have emerged. Customers of maritime shipping firms not only want to protect their goods they also want to avoid higher insurance and additional shipping surcharges for cargo transiting the Red Sea. billion to upwards of $8 billion a year.”[1]
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