Almost as soon as Trump raised tariffs on China, U.S. importers started canceling orders.
As fewer and fewer containers are dropped off at ports across the U.S., the drayage industry is set for a downturn. Here’s how one supply chain logistics company is facing the headwinds.
The rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge will have to accommodate not just the ships and trucks of today, but those of a 100 years from now.
Rates have come down slightly in the last few weeks,
The Coast Guard expects to allow the same size and kinds of cargo ships to come into the port that were able to prior to the bridge collapse.
Eight cargo ships have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore for weeks. Now, several are on their way — and back to business.
And there’s no telling how long it’ll take to reopen the port. Other East Coast ports will have to handle some of the shipping traffic.
A new law has given the Federal Maritime Commission the teeth it needs to tackle high shipping fees and congestion at the ports.
Supply chain journalist Rachel Premack says megaships deserve some of the blame for shipping logjams and increased costs.
Birds along the coastline were covered in oil, but environmentalists say there may be additional damage to marine life that’s harder to see.
