Although its official name is the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA), due to the fact it was introduced in August 2021, it’s making headlines again. That’s because it can take months—and even years—before a bill becomes a law. At the end of March, the Senate...
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Prices seem to be going up everywhere you turn. With gas prices edging ever closer to $5 a gallon (and higher, in some locations), it’s no wonder that companies are having...
In the past two years, the shipping industry has seen its share of challenges. From a global shipping container shortage to port congestion and a days’ long backup off the...
In today’s economy, shipping remains the primary method of transporting goods from point A to point B. In fact, nearly 90% of the world’s trade is transported in this way....
With recent news of websites being shut down due to ongoing AWS issues, one industry that’s much less likely to be affected is global shipping. Such a complex network of...
Now that Halloween is behind us, retailers and consumers alike are looking forward to Black Friday and holiday shopping. Whether a company sells car parts, toys, calendars,...
Unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the past few months, you know about the huge (and we mean HUGE) problem with ships backed up in the Pacific Ocean off the coast...
Just when you thought we were out of the woods with the global issues associated with COVID-19, new problems are occurring in the shipping industry. Over the last weekend of...
If it’s not one thing these days, it’s another. In the shipping industry, we’ve had to face COVID-19 issues for more than a year now, which have had a major impact on supply...
The last couple of years have shaken up the globe, and one of the hardest-hit areas is the supply chain, namely shipping. US President Joe Biden isn’t just sitting around...