The Weekly Roar
Logistics News, Shipping & Weekly Freight Updates
What’s That Smell? The Dangers Lurking in Some Containers
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: labor unrest hits the US West Coast while the East Coast imports spike, UK ports looking to 'Level Up,'
Trains and Trucks
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: new strains on already troubled US West Coast ports, a rough ride on the rails linked to warehousing, fresh
The Outlook for Q3
Headlines for Q3 2022 Labor at Ports, Inflation, Softening Rates, High Retail Inventory Levels Global Port Performance The Headline: Although shutdowns in Shanghai have not
The Choice of Ethics or Delivery Times
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: some good news on China tariffs with some bad news on China and COVID, congestion in Europe, the state
Labor Disruptions and their Impact on the Supply Chain
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: logistics managers feeling the pressure, European supply chains trending the wrong way, disagreement on the competitiveness of ocean
Will the Industry Ever Return to “Normal”?
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: rising inventory and logistics costs, Asia settles in for the long-haul, labor strife all over, capacity returning to air
The Industry Steps Up to Help Ukraine
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: Shanghai staying open for business as best it can, comforting words from the PMA and ILWU about a West
COVID, China, and Supply Chains: What’s Important to Importers?
With China as the starting point of most global supply chains, its importance can’t be overstated—but we all know that already. Yet what’s been a challenging few years has
What You Need to Know About Marine Cargo Insurance
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Too Many Eggs in the Same Basket?
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: crunch-time for West Coast contract negotiations, breaking the Shanghai log jam, sinking U.S. import volumes, predictions for a muted
The Blame Game
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: no blame for the FMC, more predictions for Peak, the latest on China, port congestion in Europe, and macro-economics
High Seas Stakes
The Weekly Roar In this week’s Roar: fears of a rough peak season, signs of 'normal' in air cargo and global trade, booming container orderbooks,
