Supply chain disruptions in Far East
Access to South Korea’s two busiest container ports, Busan and Gwangyang, has been blocked, causing box traffic to fall to 40% of normal levels. The blockades are due to 25,000 truckers, members of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union, going on strike again today, demanding a minimum wage system to manage the relentless increase in fuel prices.
Eight districts in Zhengzhou, China are under a five-day Covid lockdown. This has led to violent protests have at Foxconn’s iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, prompting renewed concerns over Chinese supply chains.
ROTTERDAM PORT CONGESTION DEEPENS
Congestion in the Port of Rotterdam has reached a very troubling level. A survey conducted by Nieuwsblad Transport among 124 companies across the […]
US airport closures as government shutdown drags on
The ongoing US government shutdown has sparked growing fears of widespread disruption across the nation’s air transport network, with the possibility that several […]
CBAM – Omnibus Package I published to simplify the CBAM Regulation
With the end of the transition phase of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on 31 December 2025, the regular phase will begin […]
