Shippers brace for Felixstowe and Liverpool walkouts – a double whammy
Strikes at the key container ports of Felixstowe and Liverpool commenced at the latter on the 19th September and will continue to the beginning of October, with dates ...
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Potentially disruptive rail strike averted in US, while, unfortunately, UK braces for more
President Biden’s administration has averted a rail strike that would have caused further issues within the country’s fragile supply chain infrastructure, whi...
Threat of port strikes to Christmas
Dock workers at Felixstowe finished their first strike in over 30 years on Sunday, after members of the Unite union withdrew their labour for eight days in a dispute...
If you use ocean freight you can’t ignore IMO 2023 – what is it?…read on to find out the implications.
The supply chain challenges that have been driven by the pandemic and continue today with endemic congestion and disruption are significant and need attention, but pre...
Climate change forcing new unexpected factory closures in China
Just a few months after Shanghai emerged from the city-wide COVID lockdowns, which disrupted supply chains and forced factories to halt operations, manufacturers have ...
Felixstowe | Liverpool | Railways: Ocean freight container supply chains face triple strike challenge
With rail workers striking yesterday and Saturday nationally and the Felixstowe Port strike starting on Sunday for eight days, UK supply chain operations and inf...
Rhine closure to container barge traffic will have far reaching consequences
Europe’s heatwave forced the closure of the Rhine to barge traffic from last Friday as water levels fell 4cm below the depth necessary for operations, raising fears ...
Supply chain pressure index falling
Tensions across the Taiwan Strait are not good news for global supply chains, but after what has arguably been the most challenging 18 months ever, recent data suggest...