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Supply Chain Disruptions: The Risks and Consequences
Supply Chain Disruptions: The Risks and Consequences By now the impacts of supply chain disruption are becoming all too familiar: shortages, inflation, factory closures, goods waiting at ports to be unloaded. All these impacts are serious enough, but another more-hidden concern lurks just beneath the surface: the impact of supply chain failure on national security, […]
Shipping faces lengthy disruptions as Middle East fallout worsens
Shipping faces lengthy disruptions as Middle East fallout worsens Analysts see more upside for container shipping and tanker stocks The fire on the product tanker Marlin Luanda was extinguished on Saturday. (Photo: French Navy) The Red Sea crisis — and the Middle East situation in general — is worsening. There’s growing conviction that shipping diversions […]
Maersk Warns “Significant Disruptions To Global Shipping Network” As Red Sea Attacks Persist
Maersk Warns “Significant Disruptions To Global Shipping Network” As Red Sea Attacks Persist President Biden’s second week of military strikes against Iran-backed Houthi anti-ship missile bases and continued attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea by the rebels have raised serious concerns about supply bottlenecks jeopardizing global growth. On Thursday, top container shipper AP Moller-Maersk sent […]
100 Container Ships Diverted, Insurance Surges As Red Sea Chaos Worsens
100 Container Ships Diverted, Insurance Surges As Red Sea Chaos Worsens Global transport and logistics company Kuehne + Nagel International AG reports more than 100 container ships have been rerouted from the Red Sea around Africa to avoid Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen who attack commercial vessels with missiles and drones. Bloomberg released two headlines […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIV–Energy-Averaging Systems and Complexity: A Recipe For Collapse
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXIV November 28, 2021 Athens, Greece (1984) Photo by author Energy-Averaging Systems and Complexity: A Recipe For Collapse Supply chain disruptions and the product shortages that result have become a growing concern over the past couple of years and the reasons for these are as varied as the people providing the ‘analysis’. Production […]
Snarled Supply Chain? Drought Prompts U-Turn Of Two Gas Tankers At Panama Canal
Snarled Supply Chain? Drought Prompts U-Turn Of Two Gas Tankers At Panama Canal The El Niño weather pattern has sparked a drought this year across Central America that is creating extreme congestion at the Panama Canal, prompting some ships to turn around and seek alternative routes. New shipping data from Bloomberg shows two liquefied petroleum […]
World Food Prices Jump Most In 18 Months
World Food Prices Jump Most In 18 Months Global food prices increased the most in 1.5 years as trade disruptions from the El Nino weather phenomenon battered agricultural-producing countries, and Russia’s exit from a crucial UN-backed agriculture deal stoked supply concerns. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday that the global food […]
Planning Your Survival Garden
Planning Your Survival Garden A survival garden isn’t a doom’s day garden. It’s a garden built around a mix of permanent agriculture, or permaculture, and annual vegetable and fruit plants. It’s designed to help you avoid supply chain issues, and provide nutritious food for yourself, and your family. It is a garden of abundance. There […]
Companies in UK Are Hitting the Wall at Fastest Rate Since Global Financial Crisis
Companies in UK Are Hitting the Wall at Fastest Rate Since Global Financial Crisis As the price of everything, including debt, continues to soar, life is getting harder and harder for the UK’s heavily indebted businesses. Business insolvencies in the UK surged by 57% in 2022, to 22,109, according to the latest data from the Insolvency Service, […]
UK Warned by Farmers That It Is Facing a Food Supply Crisis
UK Warned by Farmers That It Is Facing a Food Supply Crisis Pigs are judged at the Dorset County Show, Dorchester, England, on Sept. 4, 2022. (Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) In an emergency press conference, the National Farmers Union (NFU) said the government needed to step in to assist farmers who are under severe strain. The […]
Doomberg: How to Fix the World (and if not, how to prepare)
Doomberg: How to Fix the World (and if not, how to prepare) A conversation with the legendary Substacker Doomberg, in which he discusses big picture topics like the economy, government policies, and emergency preparedness. A bit about my guest: Doomberg is a fellow Substack author – one of the most successful writers on the network. They write […]
How Europe’s Energy Crisis Could Turn Into A Food Crisis
How Europe’s Energy Crisis Could Turn Into A Food Crisis Runaway energy inflation has taken a toll on European industry, but another threat is looming. Europe’s two biggest fertilizer suppliers, Russia and Belarus have retaliated against European sanctions by cutting off fertilizer exports. The fact remains that the global food chain, especially its European links, […]
With nothing to sell, Vietnam gas stations start to close
With nothing to sell, Vietnam gas stations start to close Deliveries fail to arrive, disrupting life in a nation that relies on motorbikes Tens of millions of Vietnamese depend on motorbikes to get to work and school, but many drivers in Ho Chi Minh City are now having trouble finding gas. © Vietnam News Agency TOMOYA […]
The latest on Ian’s impact on the supply chain
The latest on Ian’s impact on the supply chain Ports, airports remain closed in wake of hurricane A section of the Sanibel Causeway was lost due to the effects of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Fla. (Photo: Steve Helber/Associated Press) Thursday’s news on Hurricane Ian and its impact on various sectors of the freight industry […]
