Too Much Stuff
The U.S. distribution system is stuffed with stuff. Business inventories in April were up nearly […]
Trade Secrets
A couple of years ago, an exec at a major freight forwarder asked me to […]
Supply Chain Risks and Rewards
Supply chains rarely received much attention in Washington until container ships started queuing outside the […]
The Cost of Slow
A few days ago, I chatted with a shipping executive who made a bold prediction. […]
Is Flight from Big Cities Propping Up Trade?
This week brought a flurry of articles about people fleeing many big cities for places […]
Disconnect
If you believe what you read, 2022 will be a banner year for the freight […]
Growing Slowly, Growing Old
Recent census reports have confirmed that the populations of the world’s two largest economies are […]
What Caused the Supply Chain “Crisis”?
Why are container ships queuing by the dozens outside terminals on three continents and retailers […]
Fixing Chains
“Shipping costs have finally slumped,” the Financial Times asserts. Bloomberg affirms that trend, contending that […]
The “Crisis” in the Ports
“Ports face biggest crisis since the start of container shipping,” the Financial Times headlined the […]