Lori Ann LaRocco

CBNC supply chain reporter, daughter pen book on family histories of slaves

A new book published in February and co-written by global supply chain reporter and author Lori Ann LaRocco and her daughter Abby Wallace traces the ancestry of four enslaved Black families and their stories and experiences.

“Embracing Your Past to Empower Your Future” was inspired by a trip the authors took to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington; Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson; and Montpelier, the home of James Madison.

While at Monticello, the mother and daughter learned about...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cbnc-supply-chain-reporter-daughter-pen-book-on-family-histories-of-slaves

Viewpoint: Why Europe is so important to the empty-container supply

The growing congestion in Europe is a leading indicator of empty-container constriction. Logistics officials tell American Shipper there are two-thirds more containers waiting in Europe than on the East Coast.

The strikes in Germany have slowed the processing of containers at the port, which has led to a pileup on the rails. The strike on the rails did not help the situation either. As a result, a snarled hairball of congestion slowed access to empty containers in the hinterland.

The CNBC Supply...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-why-europe-is-so-important-to-the-empty-container-supply

Viewpoint: Another round of COVID testing in China means drayage delays coming

Logistics managers are feeling far from “dynamic” about the latest COVID spread being reported in the Chinese cities of Gansu, Shanghai, Guangxi, Guangdong and Henan.

The highly infectious BA.5 variant has been detected in seven cities and many areas are implementing the requirement of having two nucleic acid testing within three days under China’s “dynamic zero-COVID” policy, which aims to eliminate outbreaks as soon as they appear. In a note to clients, Worldwide Logistics wrote, “It seems...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-another-round-of-covid-testing-in-china-means-drayage-delays-coming

Viewpoint: How do you put value on today’s longshore workers?

Labor strikes and slowdowns at ports in Germany, Antwerp, Belgium, and Rotterdam, Netherlands, are crippling trade and could trigger more logistical inflationary pressures for U.S. importers and consumers.

The German trade union Ver.di and the Central Association of German Seaport Companies (ZDS) will enter into their sixth round of negotiations on Tuesday. After warning strikes surrounding the subject of wage increases, the congestion that has been created is so solid that it will take at least...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-how-do-you-put-value-on-todays-longshore-workers

Viewpoint: The jaws of trade squeezing the supply chain

The jaws of the supply chain vise are squeezing trade so tight that the headache it is creating will be a whopper for logistics managers this peak season. Port congestion is growing again as a result of labor and equipment inefficiencies. Trade requires people, and what we see in the CNBC Supply Chain Heat Maps is the people component in trade is behind this latest squeeze.

Shanghai is still in the process of reopening, and while there are more green lights on the screen, the supplying of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-the-jaws-of-trade-squeezing-the-supply-chain

FreightWaves part of CNBC’s new Supply Chain Heat Map

CNBC unveils Supply Chain Heat Map, with data from FreightWaves' SONAR.

There are many byways and highways in the flow of trade. Unfortunately, “zero-COVID” restrictions and lockdowns have either backed up these access ramps or clogged up the roads. That’s the obvious impact. 

But there is a multitude of undercurrents within the flow of trade that influence capacity and productivity. In a first-of-its-kind logistics and maritime data project, CNBC debuted its Supply Chain Heat Map, where all facets of the supply chain are tracked to highlight these undercurrents.

Th...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-sonar-supply-chain-heat-map-cnbc

How to win the trade game: NY/NJ port directors explain their success

Container ship in New York City.

The East Coast ports have become a big winner in the trade game as more logistics managers diversify away from the West Coast. The Port of New York and New Jersey is just one of the ports reaping the benefits of this container migration. 

American Shipper recently spoke with outgoing Port Director Sam Ruda and successor Bethann Rooney on their assessment of these historic times and how Rooney will continue to bring all stakeholders together.

Port Master Plan impact

AMERICAN SHIPPER: Both of you...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-new-york-new-jersey-container-success-trade-war

Viewpoint: Shanghai’s reopening pledge nothing more than the boy who cried wolf

COVID workers in Shanghai.

Another week — and another pledge that the lockdown in Shanghai may be lifted. It’s not the first time this has been announced. 

And it won’t be the last.

The city’s vice mayor, Wu Qing, said at a news conference Thursday that there would be an “orderly opening, limited [population] flow and differentiated management.” Yet, no date has been set.

How many times do these false alarms have to be stated? “Actions speak louder than words” applies to this situation. The government’s actions are not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/false-hope-for-shanghais-reopening-after-covid-lockdown

SONAR charts check temperature of Shanghai’s ailing supply chain

No matter how “open” the Chinese government has said Shanghai is, the flow of trade is telling otherwise. The reality is quite simple: Shanghai’s supply chain is sick.

The diagnosis is based on the volume of trade being moved and produced. Trade takes people working throughout the entire supply chain. That is not happening.

Below are FreightWaves SONAR charts that take a real-time temperature check on the Shanghai trade route. 

The first shows container dwell time at the Port of Shanghai. Sure,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-charts-check-temperature-of-shanghais-ailing-supply-chain

What can go wrong next in China? Now there’s a lockdown in Zhengzhou

Supply chain woes in Zhengzhou, China.

After COVID cases were identified at the Zhengzhou railway station, the capital city of China’s Henan province is in lockdown for at least the next seven days. 

Yep, just what the supply chain needs when these exports feed out of Shanghai — which is already at a miserable pace.

Jasmine Wall, commercial manager for Asia-Pacific at Seko Logistics, tells American Shipper, “Currently, 80% of full trailer-load, point-to-point pickup-to-port requests can be fulfilled if picking up from the east of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-can-go-wrong-next-in-china-now-theres-a-lockdown-in-zhengzhou

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