SMBs increasing prices to cover supply chain costs

Almost 80 percent of Canadian small and medium businesses (SMBs) are increasing retail prices to make up for extra supply chain costs

SSI Schaefer moves to hybrid work model

Reducing the number of employees who work in offices, plans to cut real estate

Volumes dip at Chinese ports among new Covid lockdowns

Import and export ocean shipment volume at Chinese ports over the past weeks has declined as strict COVID-19 lockdowns have returned in tourist towns

Gradual easing predicted for European congestion issues

Container ship backlogs, high trucking rates and a shortage of containers have been plaguing the German economy since early in the pandemic, but forecasts see container rates declining late in 2022

Chinese ports continue recovery

Import and export ocean shipment volumes have continued to bounce back at Chinese ports over the past weeks as Covid-19 lockdowns have eased

Supply chain risk profiles altered by pandemic and global shocks

The challenges in international trade and the supply chains that service it are creating shifts that will continue to fuel long-term changes in the pattern of global supply and demand

Mixed results for European intralogistics suppliers

Interroll adjusts expectations, Witron reports record sales

Cathay Pacific battling back to pre-pandemic volumes

After Hong Kong finally eased restrictions implemented after the Omicron outbreak in January, Cathay Pacific is making its way back into global markets, adding capacity to its freight and passenger flights

Digitization accelerating thanks to pandemic, report finds

Nearly 80 percent of supply chain leaders say their digital transformation has accelerated due to the pandemic, according to a new report released by MHI in collaboration with Deloitte

Shippers, forwarders expect “chaos” in peak season

More than half of freight forwarders, traders and shippers expect greater chaos in the coming peak season as compared to that in 2021

China lockdowns have not affected U.S. port volumes, report says

Another record month of U.S. ocean container import volumes in April, but reduced wait times at top U.S. ports.

Canada’s imports and exports reach new highs in March

Exports up 6.3 percent to a record $63.6 billion, and imports rising by 7.7 percent to a new high of $61.1 billion

Air cargo demand down on Omicron in Asia and war in Ukraine

According to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) March 2022 data global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), fell 5.2 percent compared to March 2021

China stops rail freight to North Korea

Railroad traffic to North Korea stopped as China deals with the spread of Covid-19 in the border town of Dandong

Shanghai lockdowns affecting drivers and reefer imports to China

China's Covid lockdowns are worsening congestion at Chinese ports, resulting in carriers suspending their services and cancelling bookings for cargo exported to China