While the pandemic isn’t really over, in a lot of aspects, it is. Life is returning to a slightly skewed version of our pre-pandemic norms. So what’s up with the supply chain? Why are we still dealing with such widespread disruptions? First off, little disruptions and ripples have always been relatively easy to course-correct. But the hits have just kept coming over the last few years, with no tim...
The industry is used to hearing news about port congestion and ships loitering as they wait for berths—at least at the West Coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. But the tide has shifted. As carriers try to escape the backlog in the west by moving to the east, the problem has followed along like an albatross. The Ports of Houston and New York now have as many containerships waiting for berths...