Mazda

NWSA celebrates 50 years of Mazda vehicles crossing the Seattle/Tacoma gateway

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) salutes the fact that for over five decades, Mazda vehicles have been imported through the Seattle and Tacoma gateway.

Mazda’s history in the Pacific Northwest dates back to 14 April 1970, when Mazda’s first vehicle was imported into the Northwest Pacific via Seattle.

Nearly a decade later, Mazda vehicles began to be imported through Tacoma, making Mazda the longest-serving car customer in Tacoma.

So far, 1.9 million Mazda vehicles have been imported through...

https://container-news.com/nwsa-celebrates-50-years-of-mazda-vehicles-crossing-the-seattle-tacoma-gateway/

Mazda shuts down plants as cargo flights from Shanghai dry up

A cargo facility at Shanghai Pudong Airport. with jets on the ramp.

Cargo operations continue to deteriorate at Shanghai Pudong International Airport after the detection of another COVID case, as a key terminal operator operates with a skeleton crew and freighter airlines cancel more flights, logistics industry professionals say. 

Many freight forwarders have stopped accepting bookings for Shanghai and are trying to divert flights under their contractual control to other airports, some of which have their own pandemic restrictions in place, adding to transit...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mazda-shuts-down-plants-as-cargo-flights-from-shanghai-dry-up

Texas blackouts cost Mexican manufacturers $2.7B

Rolling power blackouts have affected key industrial sites across Mexico, including border states home to hundreds of factories producing everything from auto parts to electronics.

Factories across northern Mexico states such as Tamaulipas, Chihuahua and Nuevo Leon reported more than $2.7 billion in losses from blackouts that started Monday when Texas began limiting natural gas supplies, according to Mexico’s National Council of the Maquiladora and Export Manufacturing (INDEX).

INDEX reported...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-blackouts-cost-mexican-manufacturers-$27b

Covid-19 hits East Asia-Southeast Asia container rates

Container freight rates on East Asia-Southeast Asia routes have been weakening since March 2020, as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on supply chains and industrial output has materialised.

The pandemic began in late January 2020, but there was a time lag between then and the increasing lockdowns across the world.

The Shanghai Shipping Exchange showed that as of 24 April, freight rates between Shanghai and Singapore averaged US$165/TEU, a US$14 drop from the previous week. A US$16 drop was...

https://container-news.com/covid-19-hits-east-asia-southeast-asia-container-rates/

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