The deaths of three seamen off Yemen could dramatically change the risk assessment of carriers and delay moves that have been steadily routing more services through the Bab el-Mandab Strait.
With a slew of 18,000 to 24,000-TEU newbuilds due to launch over the next three years, the search is on for new deepwater terminals on existing big-ship routes, but also in new geographies, writes Jeremy Masters.
The appliance manufacturer aims to maintain continuity of supply by increasing its spend with the semiconductor company, an executive told Supply Chain Dive.
Both chains stopped serving potentially contaminated peppers after hundreds of consumers across 27 states fell ill.
Port congestion and longer voyages due to geopolitical disruption have reduced the amount of tonnage available to meet bullish demand expectations.
The video game console manufacturer said it absorbed most duty costs last year, but it faces another supply chain hurdle as memory prices continue to rise.
The retailer filed a request to build a 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Wallkill, Orange County, in July.
Forwarder sources say the lead services operated by European carriers are already sold out through the end of the month or even until early September on certain sailings.
While North American shippers remained satisfied overall in H1, they noticed the effects of the intermodal volume surge through slower train speeds, less reliable pickup and delivery schedules, and more tender rejections, according to the Intermodal Service Scorecard.
The accelerating use of short-term, targeted contracts underscores the need to fill widening capacity gaps in shipper distribution networks as trucking rates climb higher.
