Network Design Where are the warehouses? Construction starts drop dramatically April 14, 2023 The recent economic downturn has hit the warehouse construction sector hard
Small & Medium Business SMBs increasing prices to cover supply chain costs November 3, 2022 Almost 80 percent of Canadian small and medium businesses (SMBs) are increasing retail prices to make up for extra supply chain costs
Labour Management SSI Schaefer moves to hybrid work model September 1, 2022 Reducing the number of employees who work in offices, plans to cut real estate
Disruption Volumes dip at Chinese ports among new Covid lockdowns August 25, 2022 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
Disruption Gradual easing predicted for European congestion issues August 12, 2022 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
Port Operations Chinese ports continue recovery July 20, 2022 Import and export ocean shipment volumes have continued to bounce back at Chinese ports over the past weeks as Covid-19 lockdowns have eased
Risk Management Supply chain risk profiles altered by pandemic and global shocks July 11, 2022 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
Intralogistics Mixed results for European intralogistics suppliers June 22, 2022 Interroll adjusts expectations, Witron reports record sales
Air Cathay Pacific battling back to pre-pandemic volumes June 2, 2022 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 Digitization accelerating thanks to pandemic, report finds June 1, 2022 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
Disruption Shippers, forwarders expect “chaos” in peak season May 27, 2022 More than half of freight forwarders, traders and shippers expect greater chaos in the coming peak season as compared to that in 2021
Ocean China lockdowns have not affected U.S. port volumes, report says May 18, 2022 Another record month of U.S. ocean container import volumes in April, but reduced wait times at top U.S. ports.
Import, Export & Trade Canada’s imports and exports reach new highs in March May 10, 2022 Exports up 6.3 percent to a record $63.6Â billion, and imports rising by 7.7 percent to a new high of $61.1 billion
Air Air cargo demand down on Omicron in Asia and war in Ukraine May 4, 2022 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
Covid-19 China stops rail freight to North Korea April 29, 2022 Railroad traffic to North Korea stopped as China deals with the spread of Covid-19 in the border town of Dandong