News & Notes April 9, 2020
Port News
NC Port Ready for 14,000TEU Vessels Following Completion of Turning Basin (AJOT)
Golden Ray Salvage Continuing Day and Night (GCaptain)
Steamship/Pilot
Container Shipping Lines Cancel Sailings to Weather Coronavirus Storm (WSJ)
Ships Are Moving, but Exhausted Sailors Stuck at Sea (WSJ)
Coronavirus Pushes Shipping Companies Into Survival Mode (WSJ)
MSC Prepares to Store Cargoes at TransShipment Hubs (Lloyd’s List)
Truck/Rail
Biggest Chokepoint in Global Food Supply Chain: Trucks (Detroit News)
Forwarders Switch Focus from Costly Air and Ocean to Overland Asia-Europe (Loadstar)
Supply Chain/Logistics
Warehouse Hiring Surge Defies US Crashing Jobs Market (WSJ)
Overflowing Oil Tanks Have Traders Eying Rail Cars for Storage (Bloomberg)
Logistics Firms Endeavor to Keep Goods Moving As Much as Economy Slows Down (WSJ)
Maritime Start Ups Face Coronavirus Cull (Freightwaves)
Inventory, Network Optimization Among Most Widely Adopted Supply Chain Technology (Supply Chain)
Commerce
Coronavirus Exacts a Toll From Business Winners Too (WSJ)