Container shipping heads to court: Who’s suing whom?
U.S. courts were deluged with maritime cases after the financial crisis — there were a lot of debts to collect. A decade later, the docket is far less active, but even so, 2021 had its share of legal confrontations.
Chartered ships emerged in 2021 as a way to get around congestion
Home Depot, Costco and Walmart were among the businesses which leased ships to take control of their supply chains.
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Air cargo supply chains to remain under pressure
Air cargo industry analysts observe that as ocean peak season cools off, air peak season heats up.
McDonald’s rents cargo jets to fix french fry shortage in Japan
Third-party logistics provider Flexport has chartered three Boeing 747 freighters to rush potatoes to Japan where McDonald’s stores are experiencing a shortage of french fries because of ocean shipping delays.