23 Jun 2022 Could another supply chain crisis be on the horizon? A potential West Coast port labor strike would create a tumultuous 2022 holiday period By Brian Nemeth Erik Mattson James Roe Andrew Kerr +1 more... Show less Following the trend of continual disruption in the supply chain, the looming West Coast port labor-contract negotiation is set to take...
25 May 2022 The recent ocean freight contracting season was one for the ages By Brian Nemeth Erik Mattson James Roe Andrew Kerr +1 more... Show less The 2022-2023 Trans-Pacific ocean freight contract season was unlike any in recent memory. For the first time in modern history, carriers...
25 Mar 2022 One year later: How the Suez Canal disaster sparked supply chain's 'new normal' By Andrew Kerr This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Suez Canal blockage. At the time, the global supply chain crisis was still in its...
28 Jan 2022 Walmart did a thing last year – it chartered a container ship. How’d that work out? By Andrew Kerr The chaotic (and expensive) last 12 months of supply chain chaos has been widely reported, particularly in terms of the impact on...
14 Oct 2021 Sound smarter at the dinner table: How the ‘Supply Chain Crisis’ is playing out in Savannah, GA By Andrew Kerr If you’re to read any recent article on the supply chain crisis, it should be Peter Goodman’s recent New York Times piece, “It’s Not...
15 Sep 2021 Container shipping price freeze: act of goodwill or long-term business preservation strategy? By Andrew Kerr The cost of shipping has become a global issue. In normal circumstances, conversations about the global supply chain – complex and...