by Jeanine Vecchio | Oct 27, 2022 | Supply Chain
Why reshoring—bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.—is so hard The supply-chain disruptions over the past few years have put a lot more focus on the idea of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Investors, customers, regulators and the general public have all...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Oct 3, 2022 | Supply Chain
Dive Brief: Shippers should expect no relief for the rest of 2022 as many structural issues in ocean transportation have yet to be solved, experts at the TPM22 and TPMTech Conference, produced by The Journal of Commerce in Long Beach, California. “We don’t see the...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Sep 29, 2022 | Supply Chain
Many product sourcing and procurement teams have been sourcing new suppliers in response to product shortages, longer lead times and other supply chain uncertainties caused by the pandemic, war and inflation. Sourcing suppliers is arguably the first step in supply...
by Jeanine Vecchio | Aug 31, 2022 | Supply Chain
The Chips and Science Act that President Biden signed earlier this month is just the latest indication that the planets are aligning for a return of manufacturing to the US. Proponents have pushed for so-called reshoring for years, but it has never quite panned out....
by Jeanine Vecchio | Aug 31, 2022 | Supply Chain
Canceled sailings, stuck vessels, warehouse prices show U.S. ports are still struggling KEY POINTS An increase in container vessels anchored off of Savannah and Houston is one sign of a global shipping industry that has moved more cargo away from the U.S. West Coast....
by Jeanine Vecchio | Aug 4, 2022 | Supply Chain
KEY POINTS Port congestion and longer container wait times are resulting in higher ocean shipping spot rates on some trade routes, price increases which ultimately flow through to the consumer. FBX Dry Baltic Index rates for the China/U.S. East Coast route are at...
