The Newest Way to Measure Supply Pressure
There is a new way to measure supply chain issues that are partially to blame for consumer price inflation: The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI). Researchers at the New York Federal Reserve invented this new calculation system using over 25 indicators, including, though not limited to, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) and Harpex index. […]
2021 Freight Recap & 2022 Projections
TLC’s Sales and Marketing Manager, Joe Hassenfratz, sits down with the host of The View from Jamestown Podcast, Ben Sawicki, to discuss the state of frieght over the past year and to discuss predictions for 2022.
Promises Plateau for Port Congestion
The highly contested port fee plan, backed by the Biden administration with the intention of motivating container movement, is starting to lose its grandiose. Since the announcement, long-dwelling containers at ports were down by 50%, though the implementation date for the fee itself has been pushed back more than five times already. “My money says […]
Shortages Not in Short Supply
From coal to computer chips, the world is facing mass shortages in every industry. The main culprit: an energy crisis faced overseas. As the demand for Chinese products grows, China faces challenges set by recent energy-saving regulations due impart to their consumption of fossil fuels to power factories. Bottlenecks in US ports are adding to […]
Supply Chain Getting Worse
Supply chain experts are describing what they call a “perfect storm” when it comes to the current state of supply chains everywhere: truck driver shortages, computer chip shortages, and raw material shortages in almost all industries; combined with a continuous increase in consumer demand, the only thing there seems to be no lack of are […]
Proposals to Update Shipping Act
Congressmen John Garamendi and Dusty Johnson introduced legislation on August 11th, 2021, in the House of Representatives that would reform the Shipping Act. Shippers and U.S. exporters, specifically, called for the legislation to be reviewed and updated to help protect them from fees and to help ensure capacity. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel Maffei, a […]
Container Shipping Rates Soar, Cause for Concern for U.S. Exporters
Container shipping rates have increased over 500% when compared to a year ago. The rapid increase in Delta-variant Covid-19 outbreaks in several countries has slowed container turnaround rates significantly. With other natural occurrences, such as typhoons and hurricanes happening across the globe, it has only served to complicate supply chain operations further. “These factors have […]
Biden Sits with Supply Chain Experts
Congestion at America’s largest ports, the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, has gone on for nearly a year now. Many of the supply chain challenges logistics are currently facing were already occurring prior to the pandemic, but have been exacerbated by higher cargo volumes. Congestion issues have led to delays for […]
