Category: Supply Chain

Shipping lines avoid strike-bound Montreal

We are receiving news that container shipping lines have begun diverting from the Port of Montreal as a series of strikes disrupt container handling for another week at Canada’s second-largest port.  Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed that the Detroit Express will call at the Port of Saint John ... Read more

The COVID19 supply chain challenge

When we saw supply chain challenges begin to rise in China, due to Coronavirus containment measures, there was no indication of the massive scale of Global disruption that would unfold in the coming months and how our customers in the medical sector have coped. The initial supply interruptions... Read more

US/China trade war enters 3rd year

It’s the 2nd anniversary of the US-China trade war and US importers are rushing back to China for inventory replenishment While the overall US trade deficit with China fell to US$26.96 billion in May, compared to US$33.71 billion in June 2018, US imports from China jumped to an eight-month h... Read more