Tag: freight

Australian Retailers Warn Shoppers to Buy Christmas Gifts Now Amid Global Supply Issues

Australian retailers are warning Aussie shoppers to finalise their Christmas shopping now as the global supply chain experiences severe congestion and major delays. Port closures due to COVID-19 outbreaks are seriously affecting global supply chains and ocean freight lines. “Global disruptions continue to cause flow-on delays to vessel arrivals in Australia and capacity limitations,” NSW…


March Marked Port of Long Beach’s Busiest Month in History

LONG BEACH—March was the Port of Long Beach’s busiest month in its 110-year history and only the third month that the port handled more than 800,000 20-foot equivalent units in a single month, officials announced April 8.   March is traditionally a slow month for the port, officials said, but this past March, the dockworkers…