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US commodities “big book” outlines COVID-19 impacts

George Lauriat | November 25, 2020 | International Trade | Commodity

Descartes-Datamyne recently published a series of trade reports under the moniker “Big Book” that delve into the impacts in 2020 of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. imports. The various reports provide a unique analysis tool for measuring the effect that the pandemic has had on U.S. trade.

Steel’s pandemic outlook: better than expected

Peter Buxbaum | November 25, 2020 | International Trade | Commodity

Demand in China is increasing and the U.S. industry is holding its own amid a bleaker global outlook and negative implications of possible new COVID closures.

Green trends to benefit steel scrap industry

Peter Buxbaum | November 25, 2020 | International Trade | Commodity

The United States steel industry experienced an upswing during the third quarter of 2020, as did much of the rest of the economy. By the end of September, 18 of 27 blast furnaces were operating in North America—versus 12 at the low point.

The pandemic’s subtle effects on perishables

Peter Buxbaum | November 09, 2020 | International Trade

More domestic and at-home consumption bend some export and demand patterns.

Global terminal operators 2020 – looking beyond Covid

George Lauriat | November 09, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

As the second wave (or third wave by some measures) of the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps through Europe and the Americas, there is once again uncertainty as to the pandemic’s long-term economic impacts.

COVID vaccines: logistics challenges and solutions

Peter Buxbaum | November 09, 2020 | Logistics

The development and testing phases for COVID-19 vaccines appear to be entering the home stretch. Bringing a vaccine to market in early 2021 would shatter all speed records for vaccine development.

Latam Cargo carries out massive transport of pharma products from Germany to Brazil

Air Freight News | November 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters

Although the transport of pharmaceutical products is common for LATAM Cargo, last weekend the company carried out a massive transfer of this delicate product from Europe to South America, thanks to the trust that the company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics placed in the Cargo Group.

Interview with MPA Executive Director Doyle

George Lauriat | October 26, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Editor’s Note: William (Bill) P. Doyle was appointed by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan as the Executive Director of the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) on July 22, 2020. As executive director, Doyle oversees and manages the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s six state-owned, public marine terminals.

Rubber band effect – US demand for auto imports snaps back

George Lauriat | October 26, 2020 | International Trade

The demand for imported autos – and really all vehicles – had all but dried up in the middle months of 2020. But a rubber band effect was in play – slowly the supply chain emptied and the demand increased and a spring back has begun with the fourth quarter. The question is will it last?

New Jersey’s industrial real estate market: hot, hot, hot!

Peter Buxbaum | October 26, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

Red Hook, Brooklyn: Ideal for e-commerce fulfillment

Peter Buxbaum | October 26, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

There are a couple of competing trends taking place in the waterfront neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York. Cargo at the Red Hook Container Terminal has grown in recent years, and the company renewed its lease with the Port Authority in 2018. Red Hook Terminals also signed a long-term lease with New York City to revitalize the dormant 65-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal.

Port of New York and New Jersey: coping with the COVID economy

Peter Buxbaum | October 26, 2020 | Ports & Terminals

As cargo recovers from pandemic lows, the port considers the way forward

North Carolina’s Wilmington advancing ‘at light speed’ as US Southeast gateway

Paul Scott Abbott | October 21, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

When Paul J. Cozza turns the helm of the North Carolina State Ports Authority over to Brian E. Clark at yearend, he intends to do so with confidence the Port of Wilmington will continue to blossom as a U.S. Southeast trade gateway, building upon its ability to efficiently accommodate megacontainerships.

Port of Charleston’s big-ship capabilities growing with new terminal, deeper harbor

Paul Scott Abbott | October 21, 2020 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Already an impressive U.S. Southeast commercial hub, the South Carolina Port Authority’s Port of Charleston is about to offer even greater capabilities for efficiently handling big boxships, with early 2021 boding to bring opening of the initial phase of the first new major U.S. container terminal in more than a decade.

ECLAC outlines impacts of Covid pandemic on Latin American ocean shipping

George Lauriat | October 21, 2020 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

The Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (ECLAC) in their July report “The effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on international trade and logistics” outlined the myriad impacts that the pandemic induced recession has had on Latin America’s supply chain.

Latin America’s Covid-induced recession exacerbated by debt

George Lauriat | October 21, 2020 | International Trade

The gloom. It’s palatable, and it’s understandable. Many Latin American economies were beset with economic problems – some of their own making, many the result of a confluence of global economic conditions – and now the Covid-19 pandemic has replaced what might have been a period of qualified economic growth with the question of whether the 2020s will turn into another lost decade for the region. And the issue of sovereign debt looks to potentially slow recovery.

Wood pellet industry going great guns

George Lauriat | September 29, 2020 | International Trade | Commodity

Despite the pandemic, wood pellets are hitting home with both domestic and international customers.

The ‘Misery Whip’: The ongoing US-Canada lumber dispute just doesn’t cut it

George Lauriat | September 29, 2020 | International Trade | Commodity

In the United States the two-man crosscut saw used for logging in the old days was nicknamed the ‘misery whip’ – aptly dubbed as day-long sawing with the device resulted in muscle-aching misery.

The what’s and wherefores of blockchain for the supply chain

George Lauriat | September 29, 2020 | Shipping Technology

There are many whats and wherefores when it comes to thinking about blockchain and the technology’s application to the supply chain. It’s now a ubiquitous term when discussing the digitalization of the supply chain, but what it is and is not is key to understanding the great potential that blockchain holds for international shipping and trade.

Project cargoes surge on Seaway

Leo Ryan | September 29, 2020 | Project / Heavy Lift

COVID-19 may be negatively impacting overall global shipping – but the binational St. Lawrence Seaway is on track for one of its best years in history for project cargoes, due notably to a sharp increase in wind energy components moving through the system that connects the Atlantic Ocean to North America’s industrial hinterland.

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