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BDP Trendwatch: Qantas furloughs 2,500 staff as prolonged Sydney lockdown looms; Derailed train means European intermodal cargo hits the buffers again; COVID threatens Chinese exports as US struggles to restock inventories

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 31 of 2021.

BDP Trendwatch: 2 Port Houston terminals remain closed due to hardware failure; As liftings fall, ocean carriers still earning more bucks with less bang; Shanghai mega-ports shuttered as Typhoon In-Fa slams East China

A round-up of the biggest supply chain industry news stories for Week 30, 2021.

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Brexit and beyond: How a proactive partnership built the bridge to success

Brexit was a historically unprecedented event that brought about uncertainty, confusion, and endless questions and possible scenarios for how the new regulation would play out. Learn how BDP and Trinseo partnered together to navigate the tides of this new trade era.

BDP Trendwatch: Overburdened US logistics infrastructure sets off peak season alarms; SCFI crosses the US$4,000/TEU mark for the first time in history; European intermodal services struggle to recover after chaos from freak weather

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 29 of 2021.

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Ever Given: Lessons learned and how to plan for future crises

Michael Ford, VP of Government Industry Affairs, takes a close look at the MV Ever Given crisis and reiterated the critical nature of supply chains, especially when the unexpected occurs.

BDP Trendwatch: Shipping chaos not going away with most seafarers unvaccinated; Antwerp is the new European pinch point as 2M shifts service calls; World Shipping Council says normal demand, not more regulation, will help solve supply chain issues

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 28 of 2021.

BDP Trendwatch: Schedules still in turmoil as Covid issues drive port congestion, but there is light; Egypt agrees to release Ever Given from Suez Canal; Air freight rates: 'a small imbalance of supply and demand can have a large impact'

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 27 of 2021.

BDP Trendwatch: Soaring costs put the squeeze on feeder operators, while profit-fat liners look on; Air freight volumes in 2021 ‘follow 2019 trends’; European ports join forces to cut ship emissions at berth

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 26 of 2021.

BDP Trendwatch: Port congestion; Europe air traffic; Liverpool recovery

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 25 of 2021.

BDP Trendwatch: Ripples from Yantian port delays building to 'unprecedented' supply chain disruption; Air cargo capacity to be cut back for slack season, despite China port delays; Shippers renew call for block exemption to be removed

A round-up of the latest news headlines for the supply chain and logistics industry, Week 24 of 2021.