(Business Insider) A baggage handler at London Heathrow told the BBC that the chances of passengers’ bags making it to their destinations were “slim.” The baggage handler is employed by an airline but has been based in the London airport …
by Martin Armstrong Shanghai went under a full lockdown at the end of March under China’s zero-COVID tolerance policy. When cases allegedly rose, China extended the lockdown indefinitely. Shanghai hosts the busiest container port in the world, and its inability …
Port Director Mario Cordero 6-minute interview on Fox TV. They appear to be getting serious about relieving the backlog of container ships stretching out into the ocean. h/t GreatWhiteDope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eXR6kRzWI Global shipping has always faced disruptions caused by unpredictable weather, accidents, and disasters, but what has been happening since 2020 is simply unprecedented. After the burst of the global sanitary outbreak, supply chains have been experiencing the biggest crisis …
by visualcapitalist An estimated 90% of world trade is facilitated by maritime shipping, and as trade volumes continue to increase, the world’s busiest ports continue to grow larger and more efficient to meet demand. In fact, in just the last four …
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Travel experts are already predicting the busiest Thanksgiving season at the airport on record. This year’s holiday is also expected to last longer than normal, CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported Tuesday. The lineups at LaGuardia Airport are still …
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) – Ready for a Fourth of July getaway? You might want to leave plenty of extra time for getting through airport security. The Transportation Security Administration says it’s possible that Friday, June 29 “will set a new record for …