$1.5m China-built ship charge would bring return of US port congestion
The million-dollar-plus charges for Chinese-built vessels calling at US ports would unsurprisingly put inflationary pressure ...
The disruption and delays to air cargo services due to the global IT outage has highlighted supply chain vulnerability, and “could take days or even weeks to fully resolve”, according to Xeneta.
On Friday, a faulty update to Microsoft cyber-security software, authored by Texas firm Crowdstrike, saw global supply chain operations temporarily stunted across all modes.
The IT issue saw thousands of flights grounded or delayed at the largest air freight hubs in Europe, Asia and North America.
Xeneta’s chief airfreight officer, ...
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