Lock stock and barrel - read on. Lock downs, Stock up (food) and barrels of oil -that’s what’s really happening. Ukraine, Russia (aka Magog), Europe, Israel and the USA will all feel the pain as the proverbial barrel rolls over us. The oil producing nations will be...
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The Truck Stops Putin’s Here
The Freedom Convoy and the truckers’ protests against Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is crippling businesses and causing a trickledown effect on the supply chain for automotive manufacturers in both Canada and the USA. The Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada...
Israel, Iran, Shipping Delays and Chinese New Year
If you haven’t heard Israel and Iran been in the news regarding the Iranian nuclear facilities and whether or not there will be an outbreak of war. The shipping experts all say that this could cause further delays in international shipping. From a shipping...
Veni Vidi Vici – Shipping & Life Lessons Learned
When I studied Latin we learned this famous phrase Veni Vidi Vici. Julius Caesar sent these words back to the Roman Senate when he had a rapid victory in a battle that only lasted five days. He later said Et Tu, Brute meaning And You (too), Brutus (while being...
Hickory Dickory Dock… Tik Tok or Ticked Off?
Hickory Dickory Dock… Do you remember this nursery rhyme? Hickory Dickory Dock the mouse went up the clock. The clock struck one. The mouse went down. Hickory Dickory Dock… I know some of you are humming this in your mind – If you did, email me with a note and...
Container PhD – Piled Higher and Deeper
Question: How do we solve the shipping container nightmare-bottle neck- log jam- backlog…? Answer: We need a PhD. Piled Higher and Deeper that’s what PhD stands for! Well, President Biden said we should operate 24/7 to move these containers off the...
Sailing Ore The 4 C’s – Christmas Crunch & Chinese Checkers
Well, believe it or not we’re in the Christmas Crunch peak season for the shipping industry. As consumer spending and online e-commerce orders increase the crunch only worsens. It’s like Chinese Checkers, you have to move the pieces to advance. The ships are...
What’s Up Dock? Air Rates are! It’s a Ningbo No go !
Look at the 2 workers on this crane repair platform. We chose this picture because of the word (Bromma) located just above the 2 workers on the crane repair deck. The word BROMMA is very close to the word "broma" in Spanish. It means "tease or joke". Unfortunately,...
FedUp? Left Hanging? FedEx drops LTL – Not Palatable Freight
Recently, 1,400 customers were left hanging in June when FedEx dropped their LTL Freight customers. If you were one of them then you probably got fed up and ended up with a bad taste in your palate. FedEx suspended over 1,400 LTL customers in its freight (LTL)...
Infrastructure – Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water
When the Colonial Pipeline got hacked everybody started running to fill up the tanks to get gas. Many felt the effects of it. With previously rising gas prices at the pump this hack and subsequent shut down not only exacerbated the situation but also makes us wonder...
Restaurants & Pumps Open. Restaurants’ New slogan: Eat here and get gas.
Eat here and get gas? Tips & Fuel Surcharges are appreciated. Acid Reflux or just plain gas? Who would have guessed? It's just gas. Now that we don’t have to wait in line for gas we can go out and grab a bite to eat and get gas - all at the same time - or...
Infrastructure or Infrustration ? Containers – Shorts, Pants and Under Where?
Infrastructure seems to be a big word nowadays but it’s really a simple term. It’s Latin and it means under or below. Bridges, Railways, Roads, Highways, Sea Ports and Airports are some examples. Our President is pushing for infrastructure package but unfortunately...
Ocean Rates Hit the Bottle(neck)!
One if by Land, Two if by Sea and Three if by Bottle. This week, I received many inquiries concerning importing and exporting cargo by AIR and or Ocean freight. I’m recommending a third option. Hit the Bottle. It’s cheap, looks good and eventually...
Ship Happens – Sewers Clogged – Suez too !
Hello, is there a plumber in the house? Where’s the plunger? The toilet is overflowing! Have you ever seen those plumbing trucks with all these cute sayings on them like “One Good Flush Sure Beats a Full House” or “We Won’t Drain Your Bank Account” Whether you...
Outclassed or Ouch Classed
For those shipping less than a trailer load or pallets (LTL) within the US or Canada, don’t get Ouch classed ! This picture shows a pallet jack. Often, the price gets jacked up too...Here's why. Classification is important to understand. Anything traveling LTL within...
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