Industry Insights
2022 freight forward outlook: The pandemic, its impact and what to do
Without a doubt, the global pandemic is changing how people live and work, the freight forwarding industry included. The shipping business has gone from under the radar, business as usual to headline news over the last year. From ship to shelf, supply chain issues...
Freight congestion to continue into 2022
From ship to shelf, supply chain challenges continue going into the holiday season. In October, a record number of container ships waited to berth and unload. Labor shortages, COVID disruptions and holiday peak season shipping continue to push supply chain shipping to...
Freight forwarding industry disruptions continue
Freight forwarding industry disruptions continue to delay the global shipping industry’s recovery. Eyes are on Asia, where COVID continues to impact workers in factories and at ports. Last week Ningbo, the world’s third-largest container port, partially shut down due...
Cargo Services featured in Indianapolis Business Journal
Cargo Services Jefferson Clay and customer Jeffrey Smith, MBG Brybelly Ipco LLC were interviewed for a global business feature story that appeared in the Aug. 6, 2021 Indianapolis Business Journal. Clay and Smith shared their experiences and insights into the state of...
Tips to navigate cargo shipment congestion
The Cargo Services team works with hundreds of professionals in over 80 countries around the world. Think… Truckers, Rail Workers, Agents, Port/Air Officials, Forklift Drivers, Customs Professionals. These professionals are saying the same thing, “This is the worst...
Ocean shipping planning and recommendations
The crystal ball is murky. Ocean shipping industry pundits are currently speculating congestion and record industry pricing will persist well into 2022. With so many factors at play, it’s becoming harder to predict exactly when the shipping industry and supply chains...
Cargo Services featured Perspectives
Cargo Services worked with Inside Indiana Business, a statewide multi-platform news outlet, to provide perspective for manufacturing and supply chain leaders about the current situation at shipping ports. The article that appeared in May 2021 outlines why port...
Chinese New Year, not the cure all for freight forwarders
Chinese New Year is the one-year mark. At this time last year, the national Chinese holiday was extended to keep people at home to stop COVID-19. Factories went idle and shipments sat on docks. The ripple effect impacting global freight forwarders over the last year...
Hindsight 2020: lessons learned lead freight forward
Jefferson Clay Director, Global Sales (written on behalf of the business development team) I recall sitting in a meeting about a year ago. Communications to clients from late 2019 into 2020 had been challenging: COVID-19 in China, docks shuttered, shipment delays....
Containers sit due to chassis shortage
The surge of import shipments coming into the United States continues at an unprecedented pace creating ongoing chassis shortages. DCs are holding containers/chassis longer before unloading. It's taking longer to move chassis back into the system. Broken chassis are...
Port disruption continues to impact freight forwarding
Port disruption continues to impact freight forwarding due to a variety of factors. Surging demand for goods being shipped from Asia to North America along with Asia to EU trade. Lack of vessel space Container shortages related to labor disputes, congestion and...
2021 freight forwarding predictions
The last year has been an experience we’d all like to forget but will always remember. For supply chain professionals who depend on importing and exporting, the word unique just isn’t enough. COVID, port shutdowns, blank sailings, port congestion, container imbalances...