Middle East container ports most efficient in the world, India’s Pipavav ranked at 26Middle Eastern and Chinese ports top the ranking as efficient, modern ports that can handle large cargo volumes.
26 May, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
This is what happens when globalization breaks downThe largest multinational retailers like Amazon and Walmart have responded to the convulsions in the supply chain by chartering their own c...
01 Apr, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Fewer China flights may worsen chip shortage with port snarledThis year, shipping lines diverting container vessels from Ningbo to Shanghai to avoid a trucking snarl in east China are also contributing...
01 Feb, 2022, 09.47 AM IST
Shipping congestion is growing at world’s biggest portIn the country’s technology hub of Shenzhen in the south, testing of residents and truckers to contain an outbreak means a queue of ships h...
13 Jan, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
Work comes to a standstill at world’s most important portsNingbo is one of the world’s top container gateways and a crucial part of the global supply chains that connects factories in East China to...
08 Jan, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Worst ship traffic jam since August is new headache for supply chainBottlenecks at container terminals around the world have added to pressure on supply chains already struggling to keep up with demand.
13 Oct, 2021, 09.20 AM IST
‘It’s not sustainable’: What America’s port crisis looks like up closeSome 700 containers have been left at the port, on the banks of the Savannah River, by their owners for a month or more.
11 Oct, 2021, 09.36 AM IST
The world is still short of everything. Get used to itThe Great Supply Chain Disruption is a central element of the extraordinary uncertainty that continues to frame economic prospects worldwid...
31 Aug, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
World market themes for the week aheadWith almost two million new jobs created in the past two months, Friday's nonfarm payrolls data for August could prove key as investors ass...
28 Aug, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Ships resume docking at Ningbo port after two-week shutdownThe movement of ships is sparking optimism among shippers that operations will resume soon after no new cases of Covid-19 were discovered.
24 Aug, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
China Covid curbs hit Indian electronics companies in crucial seasonAt least 15 ports and airports in China have been working at 30-70 per cent capacity, including major ones such as those in Beijing and Xia...
24 Aug, 2021, 09.50 AM IST
China port curbs to worsen supply of key components to India, othersChina's decision adds to ongoing supply chain disruptions in the region that have severely cut availability of critical parts like semicond...
19 Aug, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Chinese ports choke over 'zero tolerance' COVID-19 policyLeading international shipping groups have warned their clients of delays and route adjustments.
18 Aug, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
World’s third-busiest port remains partially shut in ChinaShipping firm Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. warned clients of potential “port congestion” due to the partial closure in an advisory, whi...
17 Aug, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Global supply chains are being battered by fresh Covid surgesAt stake is an export boom that shielded trade-driven economies during the pandemic and was expected to fuel a broader rebound.
16 Aug, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
China’s port shutdown raises fears of closures worldwideThe shutdown at Ningbo-Zhoushan is raising fears that ports around the world will soon face the same kind of outbreaks and Covid restrictio...
13 Aug, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
Container port in eastern China suspends operation due to COVID-19 caseTwenty-eight container vessels are queuing outside Ningbo Zhoushan port on Wednesday, down from 53 vessels on July 29, data tracked by Refi...
12 Aug, 2021, 09.42 AM IST