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The march of folly
The march of folly It is of some interest that people have been contrasting images of British petrol queues this weekend with the petrol queues which formed back in 1973 as a result of the OPEC oil embargo. Not least because a more accurate comparison is with the fuel protests in September 2000. That is, […]
UK’s Fertilizer Crisis Spreads To EU After Another Firm Slashes Output
UK’s Fertilizer Crisis Spreads To EU After Another Firm Slashes Output Europe’s energy crisis has claimed another victim, with Austrian fertilizer producer Borealis AG slashing the output of ammonia after the cost of the primary feedstock, natural gas, compresses margins in an industry already facing tight supplies, according to Bloomberg. Borealis’ ammonia-producing plant uses natural gas […]
Soaring energy prices in Europe are forcing U.K. factories to shut down
Soaring energy prices in Europe are forcing U.K. factories to shut down Europe is facing an extreme squeeze for energy supplies, with gas and power prices breaking records day after day Europe’s energy crunch has forced a major fertilizer maker to shut down two U.K. plants, the first sign that a record rally in gas […]
Panic Hoarding Gasoline Begins As UK Plunges Towards “Winter Of Discontent”
Panic Hoarding Gasoline Begins As UK Plunges Towards “Winter Of Discontent” One day after oil giant BP warned about rationing gasoline and diesel at UK service stations, Brits began to panic buy fuel as the government tried to calm fears. Lines of cars and trucks are spilling over into the streets at service stations across the country. […]
BP Prepares To Ration Gas At UK Service Stations Amid Supply Woes
BP Prepares To Ration Gas At UK Service Stations Amid Supply Woes Compounding the ongoing UK energy crisis is BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company, which said it plans to restrict deliveries of gasoline and diesel across its network of service stations in the country amid a truck driver shortage, according to ITV. ITV, citing a […]
UK Power Suppliers Halt Adding New Customers As Energy Crisis Worsens
UK Power Suppliers Halt Adding New Customers As Energy Crisis Worsens There’s a growing risk that a bankruptcy wave of power providers is nearing as several small firms stopped accepting new customers Tuesday amid a worsening energy crisis, according to Bloomberg. Ampower, Green, Igloo, NEO, and Utilita Energy posted notices on their websites earlier today that […]
“Quite Alarming” – UK Energy Crisis Sparks Fresh Chaos For Food Suppliers
“Quite Alarming” – UK Energy Crisis Sparks Fresh Chaos For Food Suppliers Last week Fertilizer producer CF Industries Holdings Inc suspended operations at two UK plants because of soaring natural gas prices. As a result, these fertilizer plants that make carbon dioxide as a byproduct are in sudden shortages and are rippling through the UK food sector, […]
UK Supply Chain Crisis
UK Supply Chain Crisis
The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It.
The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It. Pandemic-related product shortages — from computer chips to construction materials — were supposed to be resolved by now. Instead, the world has gained a lesson in the ripple effects of disruption. Kirsten Gjesdal stopped ordering some products for her kitchen supply store in Brookings, […]
UK Supermarket Boss Says Shortages at Worst Level He Has Seen
A truck driver makes a milk delivery to a supermarket in London on Aug. 3, 2021. (Tolga Akmen / AFP via Getty Images) UK Supermarket Boss Says Shortages at Worst Level He Has Seen A leading supermarket boss has warned that current UK food shortages are at a “worse level” than he has ever seen. The food supply chain has […]
The Shortages Are Going To Get Worse Later This Year As Global Supply Chains Increasingly Falter
The Shortages Are Going To Get Worse Later This Year As Global Supply Chains Increasingly Falter Have you noticed that it is a lot harder to get certain things these days? Just recently, someone in my local area was surprised when her appointment to get the windshield on her vehicle fixed was canceled because it […]
What a CATASTROPHIC Supply Chain Breakdown Will Look Like
What a CATASTROPHIC Supply Chain Breakdown Will Look Like “…there were also times when they had the illusion not only of safety but of permanence.” – George Orwell. When a society falls apart, it’s hard to know exactly how it will all fracture and break apart. We can tell a little bit of our course […]
Australian Truck Drivers Vow To Block Every Major Highway In Radical Anti-Lockdown Strike
Australian Truck Drivers Vow To Block Every Major Highway In Radical Anti-Lockdown Strike As Australians take to the streets to protest the country’s lockdown measures – most recently clashing with police over the weekend, Aussie truck drivers are planning to shut down every major highway across the country and have advised people to ‘stock up on groceries.’ One driver, […]
Supply-Chains Brace For Collapse: Port Of LA Fears Repeat Of “Shipping Nightmare” As China Locks Down
Supply-Chains Brace For Collapse: Port Of LA Fears Repeat Of “Shipping Nightmare” As China Locks Down Yesterday we reported that with container shipping rates already blowing out to never before seen levels amid continued chaos in Transpacific shipping as a result of massive port backlogs and production delays in China due to the relentless onslaught of the […]
Canada border officers vote to strike, warn of supply chain disruption
Canada border officers vote to strike, warn of supply chain disruption Labor action could begin Aug. 6 A strike by CBSA officers could impact operations at Canada’s ports. (Photo: Canada Border Services Agency) Thousands of Canada Border Services Agency personnel have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike – something that could throw a wrench into […]
