COVID-19 pandemic

Viewpoint: It’s a tangled game of Twister for drayage in China

Drayage is a forward-looking indicator on the impact of “zero COVID” in the movement of trade in China. People are needed to drive the trucks. Roads must be open to reach factories and warehouses — which, of course, must also be open. 

The drayage component of trade is essential, especially to ensure the fluid transportation of empty and full containers. 

Without all of this, it doesn’t matter how many vessels are available. 

The multiple testing hurdles and current stay-at-home orders in China...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-its-a-tangled-game-of-twister-for-drayage-in-china

Marine Corps Exceeds 1,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Separations, Navy at 469

Hospitalman Joseph Sanchez, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Branch Health Clinic Sasebo, administers a COVID-19 vaccine booster to Wada Akira, an employee at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) during a shot exercise for Japanese Master Labor Contract (MLC), Indirect Hire Agreement (IHA), and MarinerÕs Contract (MC) employees employed at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) on Feb. 9, 2022 is Sasebo, Japan. US Navy Photo

The Marine Corps has now separated more than 1,000...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/10/marine-corps-exceeds-1000-covid-19-vaccine-separations-navy-at-469

Navy Says Destroyer is ‘Out of Commission’ After Florida Judge Blocks Removal of Unvaccinated CO

An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer transits the Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 25, 2021. US Navy Photo

An East Coast guided-missile destroyer is “out of commission” after a federal judge in Florida prevented the Navy from removing its commanding officer for his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the service said in ongoing legal action.

Judge Steven Merryday ruled in a February decision that the Navy cannot remove an unnamed commanding officer despite what the service says is a lack of confidence...

Marine Corps Continues to Lead COVID-19 Vaccine Separations

A U.S. Marine holds out a sticker given to Marines after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, on Camp Foster, Feb. 18, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps separated nearly 200 Marines in a week due to refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Marine Corps, which leads the branches in the number of separations over COVID-19 vaccine refusal, is now at 873 separated Marines, according to the service’s weekly update, which published on Thursday.

Still,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/03/marine-corps-continues-to-lead-covid-19-vaccine-separations

Navy Separations Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal Jump by Nearly 100 in a Week

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nash Bovard, right, administers a COVID-19 vaccine booster to Culinary Specialist (Submarine) 3rd Class Zhabaron Brown during a shot exercise aboard USS Missouri (SSN-780) on Jan. 17, 2022 in Yokosuka, Japan. US Navy Photo

The Navy nearly separated 100 active-duty sailors as the sea service continues toward a force fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Navy separated 99 active-duty sailors this week, according to its weekly COVID-19 update, which publishes weekly on...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/02/navy-separations-over-covid-19-vaccine-refusal-jump-by-nearly-100-in-a-week

Marine Corps COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Unchanged as Separations Continue

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Erika Mendoza an administrative specialist assigned to Installation Personnel Administration Center, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Feb. 17, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps has not seen any more active-duty Marines get vaccinated against COVID-19, despite separations continuing to rise.

The service reported that 96 percent of its active-duty force is fully vaccinated,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/24/marine-corps-covid-19-vaccination-rate-unchanged-as-separations-continue

Navy Separates 50 Enlisted Sailors for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal

Seaman Apprentice Johnnese Poomaihealani, from Waianae, Hawaii, receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot during a shot event in the foc’sle aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on Jan. 3, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy separated 50 sailors in the past week for refusing to get vaccinated against COIVD-19, bringing the total of separated sailors to 320, according to a spokesman with the chief of naval personnel.

The sailors were all within their first six years of services and had ranks ranging from...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/23/navy-separates-50-enlisted-sailors-for-covid-19-vaccine-refusal

Marine Corps COVID-19 Vaccine Separations Tops 600

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are pre-staged for a shot event in the hangar bay aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on Dec.n 28, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Marine Corps separated 74 Marines over the past week, bringing the total number of separations over refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to 640.

The Marine Corps leads the branches in the number of separations over the COVID-19 vaccine. The Navy, which has separated 270 sailors, is second. The Air Force has separated 160 active-duty...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/17/marine-corps-covid-19-vaccine-separations-tops-600

DOJ expands scrutiny of possible supply-chain profiteers

The U.S. Department of Justice is now targeting a wider swath of transportation companies that it deems may be using supply chain disruption to gouge customers

The initiative, which DOJ announced Thursday, broadens the scope of the Biden administration’s heightened scrutiny of anticompetitive behavior in various industry segments, including transportation.

“The lingering challenge of supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity for criminals to fix prices and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doj-expands-scrutiny-of-possible-supply-chain-profiteers

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