The Weekly Roar
Logistics News, Shipping & Weekly Freight Updates
Deja Vu
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Preparing for another strike, FMC demands, surging container shipping profits, the world's largest methanol-powered container ship and regulating autonomous
Air Freight is Up — But it Will Come Down
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Chinese import tariffs, cycles in air freight, container demand, the environmental impact of the Red Sea crisis, and the
Challenges and Transformations
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: The US-China tariff war, surging imports, the ATA truck tonnage index, a port strike in India, and a deep-dive
Adapt or Be Left Behind
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: an early holiday for shippers, U.S. imports up, an embargo in Canada, port strikes and air freight, and a
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… It’s a Drone
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: The ILA is finalizing contract demands, container rates remain high, ongoing concerns for peak season, limited approval for commercial
Risky Business
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Air cargo and the IT outage, good news at the Panama Canal, preparations for a strike, warnings from the
CrowdStrike and Drone Strikes
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: a renewed focus on contingency planning, a Red Sea update, declining truck tonnage, new FMC regulations, and companies voluntarily
Disruptions and Challenges
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: sky-rocketing container rates, ILA contract negotiations have stalled, UK and EU trade relations, sustainability no longer a priority, and
The Certainty of Uncertainty
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Ocean rates surging, shippers rushing for Christmas, Panama Canal upgrades, more maritime regulation, and pressures on manufacturing. Ocean
Neutral, Positive, and a Cause for Concern
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: optimism among European supply chain professionals, a neutral transportation capacity index, container ship schedule reliability, strike action in Canada,
Next Generation Cargo Theft
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Worsening congestion in Singapore, the ILA labor talks, a shortage of containers, the rise in cargo theft, and
The Outlook for Q3 2024
Headlines for Q3 2024 Elevated ocean rates, Labor issues looming in N. America, and Cybersecurity Global Ports The Headlines: Port congestion in Asia, particularly