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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
STS cranes at APM Terminals' Port Elizabeth Terminal, at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Photo: Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock
Shipping

U.S. Port Strike Adds Uncertainty to Fed’s Inflation Fight

By Howard Schneider NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic’s crushing blow to global supply chains also scarred

October 1, 2024
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
shipping container
Shipping

Global Shipping Strains Spark Fears of an Inflation Comeback

(Bloomberg) — Jason Starr felt the first flashbacks of pandemic PTSD back in mid-April. That’s when the vice president of operations at

July 18, 2024
Total Views: 896

Friday, March 8, 2024
French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Shipping

Red Sea Crisis Could Fan Asia’s Inflation Anew, Delay Rate Cuts

By Claire Jiao (Bloomberg) — Asia could see slower economic growth and a resurgence of inflation as escalating violence in the Red Sea snarls shipping

March 8, 2024
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Yangshan Port south of Shanghai, China.
Shipping

Red Sea Diversions Not Driving Inflation Higher, Moody’s Says

By Lisa Baertlein Feb 22 (Reuters) – Attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea have delayed cargo and sent shipping costs higher,

February 22, 2024
Total Views: 1632

Sunday, January 28, 2024
Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds as smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, at the location given as Gulf of Aden. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Biden Adviser Sees Limited Inflation Impact From Red Sea Attacks

By Tony Czuczka Jan 28, 2024 (Bloomberg) –President Joe Biden’s energy security adviser said the impact of Houthi rebel attacks on commercial

January 28, 2024
Total Views: 1590

Saturday, December 30, 2023
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell
Finance

Will Red Sea Tensions Fuel Inflation?

By Vince Golle (Bloomberg) Shipping costs are rising as hundreds of container ships that typically transit the key maritime artery of the Red Sea and Suez

December 30, 2023
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Sunday, July 2, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Shipping cranes lie idle after longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) went on strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Shipping

Dockworker Strike At Canada’s Biggest Ports To Fuel Inflation

By Randy Thanthong-Knight and Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) –A strike at Pacific coast ports threatens to disrupt millions of dollars of trade and add

July 2, 2023
Total Views: 1655

Saturday, June 3, 2023
panama canal tonnage record
Shipping

The Fed’s Inflation Fight Faces A New Challenge: A Dry Panama Canal

By Laura Curtis, Ruth Liao and Michael D McDonald (Bloomberg) –Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell keeps careful track of employment levels,

June 3, 2023
Total Views: 86601

Friday, March 10, 2023
A stock photo of a vessel servicing an offshore wind farm at sunset
Shipping

Offshore Wind Farms Fall Victim to Global Inflation Fight

By Josh Saul, Will Mathis and Rachel Morison (Bloomberg) — Off the coast of New England, winds whip over the frigid Atlantic Ocean creating perfect

March 10, 2023
Total Views: 3691

Sunday, February 19, 2023
Shipping Containers With Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Imports Are Stuck At Pakistan’s Ports
Ports

Shipping Containers With Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Imports Are Stuck At Pakistan’s Ports

By Ismail Dilawar( Bloomberg) —A bunch of Pakistan’s biggest companies have halted operations in the past months as they ran out of raw materials or

February 19, 2023
Total Views: 40613

Saturday, February 4, 2023
Pakistan Inflation At 48-Year-High As Supplies Jam In Ports
Ports

Pakistan Inflation At 48-Year-High As Supplies Jam In Ports

By Faseeh Mangi and Kamran Haider (Bloomberg) –Pakistan’s inflation quickened to the fastest in almost 48 years in January as thousands of

February 4, 2023
Total Views: 1393

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Freight Rates Seen as a ‘Smoking Gun’ on Inflation

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — The pandemic-era surge in shipping costs was a “smoking gun” that foretold the global inflation spike, and the sharp

January 25, 2023
Total Views: 3396

Thursday, November 10, 2022
Offshore

Equinor Delays Decision on Plans for World’s Northernmost Oilfield

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Soaring costs and supply chain bottlenecks have put a question mark over plans for what would be

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 1219

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Offshore

America’s Offshore Wind Farms Face Headwinds

By Josh Saul and Will Wade (Bloomberg) — Plans for massive offshore wind farms that President Joe Biden hopes will power as many as 10 million American

November 1, 2022
Total Views: 2990

Monday, July 11, 2022
Shipping

Slow Steaming May Be Surest Way For Aging Fleets To Meet Ever Changing Emissions Standards

By Sarah McFarlane LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower.

July 11, 2022
Total Views: 3266

Thursday, June 30, 2022
News

France Asks CMA-CGA To Lower Rates

by Dominique Vidalon (Reuters) French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Wednesday put fresh pressure on the country’s biggest energy and shipping

June 30, 2022
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Finance

Ship Disruption May Push Inflation Higher Says UN

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A new UN report warns logistics professionals not to discount the impact of the Ukraine War on overall ship demand or get too excited

June 29, 2022
Total Views: 807

Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Shipping

Maersk Sees No Let Up in Surging Cost of Shipping Goods

By Richa Naidu and Padraic Halpin LONDON/DUBLIN, June 22 (Reuters) – The cost of shipping goods has surged 25-30% since the start of the pandemic due

June 22, 2022
Total Views: 3524

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Shipping

Old Is Gold: Sky-High Cost of Ageing Ships Sounds Inflation SOS

By Joe Brock SINGAPORE, June 21 (Reuters) – Shipping companies are transforming rust buckets into gold mines in a modern-day alchemy that

June 21, 2022
Total Views: 10306

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Shipping Containers Stacked Tall
Ports

Fighting Inflation – Brazil To Lower Port Taxes To Cheapen Imports

If the cost of goods entering the country is lower, will that translate to lower prices at the stores and lower inflation numbers? by Bernardo Caram

March 9, 2022
Total Views: 550
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