In what Joe Monaghan, CEO of Worldwide Logistics Group, is describing as an “unrelenting collapse”, American-issued manufacturing orders have plummeted 40%.

Despite stubbornly-high inflation and slowing economic woes, the economy has added 263,000 jobs and kept the unemployment rate at a low 3.7%.

December 1st S&P Global surveys are showing the bleak outlook and diminishing activity in both Europe and Asia are affecting factories in both regions for the next few months, at least.

China is asking some of its biggest solar panel manufacturing companies to get tough and hold steady against an incoming barrage of international “threats” to their trade power.

The issue is now decades-old, but still persistent. The United States Postal Service is desperate for reform, even after taxpayer money is continually dumped into it.

While there have been many critics of China’s zero-Covid policy, it’s clear that the country’s flight activity is very indicative of the economic toll these policies are taking.

The possibility of a public health crisis seems to be fueling the doubling-down of strict Covid lockdowns within the country.

President Joe Biden publically urged Congress to intervene just two days prior, suggesting that a rail shutdown would devastate the economy.

Raimondo vocalized this in a speech on Wednesday, despite the obvious and glaring steps America is taking to protect its technological and military prowess from Beijing.

Regardless of India being one of the most crucial markets of growth, Amazon’s Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy’s cost-cutting campaign is making its mark on the country.

Whether you’re a big soccer/football fan or not, industrial companies are certainly getting a crash course in sustainability challenges at the biggest global sporting event of the year.

The economic activity of the country is plummeting as outbreaks of sickness and violent protests accelerate.

Chinese authorities imposed a seven-day lockdown of the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou last week, shutting down Apple’s iPhone factory in the location.

Apple’s supply chain took another blow as protests broke out among newly-hired staff at the location.

San Pedro Bay, home of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has long been the king of America’s oceanside ports.

It remains to be seen long-term, however, the near-shoring trend may reduce the amount of supply chain constraints that have stressed the industry over the past few years.

This global problem is slowing down the already-slow process of passing goods and services across the world.

That’s the latest way Western companies are punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine - making way to limit its fossil fuel earnings.

What shipping services are being offered today? That’s the question shippers need to ask when evaluating their global shipping network in the wake of challenging pandemic-riddled years.

The daily Covid case count has risen to around or more than 28,000 positive cases, which matches the numbers mentioned during the Shanghai lockdowns earlier in 2022.