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BDP Trendwatch: Late deal with striking Canada border service officers cuts short mounting traffic jams; Congestion takes hold again with supply chain delays spread across the US; Freight rates continue global upward trend
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A bellwether for challenges to come
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Federal Maritime Commission issues fact-finding recommendations
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BDP Trendwatch: Qantas furloughs 2,500 staff as prolonged Sydney lockdown looms; Derailed train means European intermodal cargo hits the buffers again; COVID threatens Chinese exports as US struggles to restock inventories
Charts and data
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Supply chain risk: Same title, new chapter
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BDP Trendwatch: 2 Port Houston terminals remain closed due to hardware failure; As liftings fall, ocean carriers still earning more bucks with less bang; Shanghai mega-ports shuttered as Typhoon In-Fa slams East China
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Brexit and beyond: How a proactive partnership built the bridge to success
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BDP Trendwatch: Overburdened US logistics infrastructure sets off peak season alarms; SCFI crosses the US$4,000/TEU mark for the first time in history; European intermodal services struggle to recover after chaos from freak weather
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Ever Given: Lessons learned and how to plan for future crises
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BDP Trendwatch: Shipping chaos not going away with most seafarers unvaccinated; Antwerp is the new European pinch point as 2M shifts service calls; World Shipping Council says normal demand, not more regulation, will help solve supply chain issues