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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

Resilinc

The extreme port congestion and container shortages that drastically reduced shipping out of Southern China last month have eased, but as freight volumes from Yantian and other Pearl River Delta ports recover, the rebound will send another wave of disruptions through the troubled global shipping network, according to American Shipper.

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In Memoriam: Rear Admiral Stephen Kent Chadwick, USN (retired)

Enterra Insights

As a Navy Captain, Steve commanded a Tactical Destroyer Squadron of up to fifteen ships in the Atlantic and Sixth Fleet (Mediterranean) area of operations. He was also responsible for the in-port Navy-wide training of home-ported ships assigned to the Atlantic Fleet as well as of all personnel involved in mine counter-measures warfare.

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The 18-month outlook points to recovery, albeit (semi)disrupted

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Hawaii is telling tourists not to come, and the EU is urging member nations to bar non-essential visitors from the U.S. To adapt to these disruptions, OEMs and retail chains are seeking to procure holiday goods earlier than usual—which is contributing to the shipping congestion. back into a recession.