Omicron sweeps across the nation — 73% of United States COVID-19 cases. Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., federal health officials said Monday.
Coronavirus is disrupting the Christmas holiday — As people start to travel for the holidays, doctors warn the surge in Covid-19 cases could continue thanks to the more transmissible Omicron variant.
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Like other ports around the country, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) is seeing an influx of imports as retailers restock inventories depleted during the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for the holiday season.
The NWSA reported Tuesday it had its best month of 2020 in September and the highest total monthly containerized volume since October 2019.
Full imports, while still down 6.8% year-over-year, reached the highest monthly volume since September 2019, the NWSA said, adding that compared to...
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The same cargo congestion issues that have paralyzed big airports in the U.S., China and Europe during the pandemic have materialized in Australia.
On Wednesday dnata, the airport operations division of the Emirates Group, warned it is experiencing delays processing import cargo at Sydney Airport because of an unplanned spike in volume from additional freighter services and passenger planes operating in cargo mode. The passenger aircraft include large shipments of medical supplies and personal...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led businesses to rethink their logistics operations, as they bore the brunt of the pandemic while it disrupted sourcing operations. Countries closed their borders, and cities as well as entire regions went into lockdown, causing demand for nonessential items to plummet even as demand for essential goods skyrocketed. Though logistical turmoil of this scale has never been seen before, it reinforces the importance of future-proofing supply chains.
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