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The Impact of the Chinese New Year on Logistics
As we step into the New Year here in America, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner. But what does that mean for Manufacturing...
Jasmine Miller
Jan 4, 20242 min read


Shipping Lines Continue to Avoid the Red Sea
Following up on a story we highlighted in December 2023, hijacking attempts and missile attacks on commercial shipping vessels persist...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jan 2, 20242 min read


Attacks on Container Vessels Impacting Red Sea Transit
As we have reported on previously, drought restrictions at the Panama Canal are continuing to impact ocean transit from Asia to the East...
Maggie Mildenberger
Dec 18, 20232 min read


Panama Canal Update: Severe Drought Worsens and Less Ships Are Able to Pass Through
Following “the driest October on record”, The Panama Canal Authority has decided to further reduce the number of daily transits through...
Maggie Mildenberger
Nov 1, 20232 min read


Estes Express Update - Back Up & Running
An update on our post from last week, Estes Express has continued to recover from the cyber attack that occurred on Monday, October 9th....
Maggie Mildenberger
Oct 19, 20231 min read


The Continuing Impact of the Panama Canal Drought and Estes Express System Down
As we had noted in our port report earlier this week - the practical effects of the drought in Panama on transit through the Canal have...
Maggie Mildenberger
Oct 6, 20232 min read


Hurricane Idalia and Southeast U.S. Ports
Hurricane Idalia is currently tracking to make landfall across Florida starting Wednesday, August 30th. In preparation, ports throughout...
Maggie Mildenberger
Aug 29, 20231 min read


Panama Canal is Backed Up: What this Means for You
Every single year, 40% of all U.S. container traffic travels through the Panama Canal, which is roughly $270 billion in cargo. In recent...
Maggie Mildenberger
Aug 16, 20232 min read


Friday Freight Update: Canadian Ports, UPS Update, Bad Omens for Yellow Corp, and FedEx Pilot Strike
While the ports on Canada’s West Coast remain open, impacts continue to be felt from the 13 days of strikes earlier in July. We’ve seen...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jul 28, 20232 min read


Breaking News: Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement with UPS Averting August 1st Strike
Today, July 25th, Teamsters posted that they “reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS, protecting...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jul 25, 20231 min read


Breaking: Canadian Port Deal Falls Through and Teamsters Threaten Yellow Corp with Strike
The situation at the West Coast Canadian Ports has been erratic this week. Continuing a dispute that led to a multi-week strike at the...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jul 20, 20232 min read


Breaking News – Canadian West Coast Ports Reopen and Wild Weather in the US
News broke yesterday afternoon that Canadian Pacific Ports will re-open as ILWU Canada accepted a “tentative wage deal”. The Canadian...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jul 14, 20232 min read


Breaking Updates: West Canadian Ports, UPS Strikes, & Global Shipping Reliability
As expected, the Canadian West Coast Port dock workers began their strike on Saturday, July 1st. This strike will severely impact...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Looking Ahead into July: Canadian Ports & UPS Strike
As we had reported last week, the Canadian branch of the ILWU had a nearly unanimous vote on June 13th to authorize a 72-hr notice of a...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jun 30, 20232 min read


Logistics Update: UPS Union Tensions, Port Statuses, & I-95
On Friday, June 16th, the Teamsters Union released a decision supported by 97% of the UPS Teamsters to authorize a strike on July 31st,...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jun 23, 20232 min read


Breaking: West Coast Port Contract Update
In a statement from the ILWU on Thursday, June 16: ““The ILWU is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with PMA last night…The...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jun 16, 20231 min read


Breaking: Weekend Logistics Updates 6/12/2023
This weekend, June 10-11, 2023 there were a two national news stories that we are going to report on, and how we expect them to impact...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jun 12, 20233 min read


Breaking: West Coast Port News
Audit Logistics has been monitoring this story since the news broke on Friday, June 2nd. We now feel like we have enough information to...
Maggie Mildenberger
Jun 5, 20232 min read


Extreme Weather News & Resources
As summer approaches in the U.S., larger events like tornadoes, hurricanes, and tropical storms will happen and will impact freight...
Maggie Mildenberger
May 25, 20232 min read
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