Weekly wrap-up

China’s shipping nears a standstill Shipping volumes out of China are rapidly falling as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak continues to take its toll on industrial production. Ocean carriers…

87% of US businesses in China expect coronavirus to impact revenues Companies are beginning to see the impact that the outbreak of the coronavirus in China is having on their…

Coronavirus impacts Shipping Industry The impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt by the shipping industry with ships calling at or through major Chinese ports falling 20% since January…

Coronavirus outbreak to cause Supply Chain disruption Global supply chains are bracing themselves for widespread disruption after the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China. The outbreak has seen the Chinese…

Supply Chain Sustainability dominates The World Economic Forum in Davos The World Economic Forum 2020 brought world and business leaders together in Davos, Switzerland, where the conversations and discussions were…

Maritime Shipping: It’s all smooth sailing despite historic fuel switch Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided to implement a major maritime fuel change aimed at reducing emissions. The…

U.S. manufacturing drops to its lowest levels since 2009 The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index has fallen again in December 2019 for the fifth consecutive month. The index…

Amazon blocks sellers from using FedEx ground-delivery shipping Third-party sellers on Amazon will no longer be able to use FedEx’s ground-delivery service. In a message sent to sellers on Sunday,…

Walmart launches autonomous grocery delivery in Houston Walmart has announced that it will partner with Nuro, a robotics company, to launch a pilot project that will make autonomous grocery deliveries…

Ford is making car parts with McDonalds waste In 2018, McDonalds sold 822 million cups of coffee in the US resulting in a lot of coffee chaff, which is the…