Furniture is hard to get. And it appears that ocean liner companies are causing problems in the furniture markets.
This lawsuit was just settled, so there will not be any revelation of what practices were not up to snuff.
Sam Chambers September 16, 2021
Cosco settles case brought by American furniture shipper – Splash247
Posted in Logistics, Shipping, Supply Chains
Tagged furniture, intermodal transport, legal action, Logistics, supply chains
Oean carriers are redeploying ships from lower-paying to higher-paying routes, leaving some with no way to transport their goods. The article explains how ships are being reassigned, leaving too few ships on a route to keep the schedule going. Give it a look!
Currently, they are adding ships to the Asia-US routes which charge over $10,000 per container. They are leaving routes that charge on the order of $2000 per container.
You can see why they are doing it. They can get away with it because ships are only bound by the laws of the country they are flagged in. Most of these laws are weak. Port countries do have some say, but only the major world port countries can do much to change the behavior of the liners. And they would favor more ships for their key routes.
By Mike Wackett 15/09/2021
Secondary services suffer as carriers eye ‘container gold rush’ to the US – The Loadstar
Posted in Logistics, Managerial Econ, Ports, Shipping, Strategy, Supply Chains, Uncategorized
Tagged container shipping, Logistics, routes, supply chains
Brexit is causing customs delays that are causing problems for shippers and brokers. Read the article to find out a bit about it. Notice all the things besides customs that a container or any cargo must meet.
By Alex Whiteman 15/09/2021
New Brexit customs control delays ‘expected’, but still ‘a pain in the neck’ – The Loadstar
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains
Tagged Brexit, customs, delays, innovation, Logistics, Shipping
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