Recently I had the opportunity to embark on a fascinating work trip to China, where I visited our joint venture’s growing and processing operation near the coastal city of Qingdao, in Shandong province. Along with several business meetings we visited a plant tissue culture lab, an electric truck depot, met with local government, and visited […]
China: My First Impressions Read More »
Major problems in Los Angeles, the Suez Canal and now Yantian have been massively disruptive to global supply chains but lesser widespread congestion should not be overlooked. Yantian, one of China’s busiest ports, stopped accepting new export containers in late-May because of a Covid-19 outbreak. Initially this was supposed to be only a few days
What the freight: June 21 – Widespread congestion Read More »
Global freight largely goes unnoticed, no news is good news so to speak, and we take for granted the (apparent) ease of shipping goods from A to B. Enter Corona virus and political complexities in Brexit and US-China trade.
Freight rates buoyant in perfect storm Read More »
