by Beth Holmes | Oct 24, 2022 | News
Freight on the Mississippi is being threatened by record low water levels, and it may result in global supply chain issues. The Mississippi River, which stretches for 2340 miles from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico and connects the Great Lakes to the...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 11, 2022 | News
Revenue from the Suez Canal hits an all time peak of $7 billion this financial year, according to the Canal Authority. The Suez Canal in Egypt, which was dug in the mid-1800s by a French company using Egyptian labor, connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea via...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 22, 2021 | Companies, News
Cargo rates and delays are proving a nightmare for many retailers, just when they should be making their largest sales push of the year. For years, efficiency in retail has meant products arriving exactly when they’re needed. Storage is expensive, and keeping...
by Admin | Aug 23, 2019 | Companies, News
The boxes with the smiling logo are iconic. Retail giant Amazon has been using them in advertisements for years. But early in August, 2019, the company announced a plan to move away from them for singly shipped small items, towards standardized plastic shipping bags...
