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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

The recent port strike, the closed shipping lane that forced a shift to air transport, the bridge that blocked a port, even the grid brownout that slowed manufacturing, might have seemed like random disruptions. Who pays the crew of the ship that blocked your shipping lane? But take a closer look. This may sound like alarmism.

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Hurricane Harvey Updates

Elementum

Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston, Texas — America's fourth largest city — and has proven to be extremely traumatic to tens of thousands of people and businesses. This has alerted shipping lines and prompted some to entertain rerouting cargo to New Orleans and Alabama, and even as far away as the Bahamas and Mexico.

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Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021

Enterra Insights

He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain. But “India” the land was not; It was the Bahamas, and it was hot. ” For many schoolchildren, Marzollo’s account of events is pretty much all they know about Columbus’ arrival in America. He hit Bahama, he was pissed.

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