Get Google And Apple Off Your Phone With The New “Freedom Phone” (First Batch Now Shipping)
We told you about the Freedom Phone when it launched — and it’s been an enormous success! It was so successful that the New York Times tried to do a hit piece on it. Founder Eric Finman tweeted this: Not even the New York Times could hide it. We’ve sold thousands of Freedom Phones and…
Liner Capacity Control And The Future Of Container Shipping
By Greg Miller, of FreightWaves, The world’s container liner business is now so consolidated that it can deftly match vessel capacity to cargo demand. This change – courtesy of mergers and alliances – is structural, not cyclical. If there’s a single thesis for container shipping in 2020, that is it. Assuming it’s true, there could…
Mauritius Shipping Disaster Blamed On Crew Who Wanted Better Cell Reception
The operator of a very large Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean in late July was the result of the crew seeking better cell phone reception, according to Reuters. Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping released a statement Friday that said the crew of the MV Wakashio, a nearly 300-meter Cape Size bulk carrier, veered…
World’s 4th Largest Container Shipping Line Suspends Cargo Bound For South China Ports In Early 2021
Amid widespread reports of infroastructure bottlenecks and traffic jams at various trans-Pacific ports (in addition to the Panama Canal) amid a surge in global trade, CMA-CGM, the world’s fourth-largest container shipping line, has told customers it will not take bookings for cargo due to arrive at ports in southern China over several weeks in early…
Shipping Container Shortages In China Crimp Exports To West
No one predicted that the shipping container industry would be absolutely on fire this year, considering China’s strong economic rebound following the virus-induced downturn. Now a shortage of shipping containers in Asia are sending container spot rates to multi-year highs, has already started to crimp China exports. Just how high can Asia-U.S. East Coast spot…
“No Exceptions” – UPS Places Shipping Limits On Major Retailers Amid Online Sales Boom
By Tyler Durden An internal memo reviewed by WSJ and confirmed by United Parcel Service workers outlines how the package delivery company imposed shipping restrictions on major retailers on Cyber Monday as the unprecedented pandemic-fueled online shopping season stretched delivery networks thin. The memo informs delivery drivers that on Cyber Monday, they were not to pick…