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From seafarers refusing to get back aboard ships to truck drivers whose concerns over border closures due to COVID-19 trump the lure of higher pay, the transport industry is bracing for another roller-coaster year of supply-chain disruptions. As infections from the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 surge and governments tighten restrictions, logistics companies around the world, from global giants to small businesses, cannot find enough staff. According to the International Road Transport Union, about one-fifth of all professional truck driving jobs are unfilled, despite many employers offering in...

2021 has been a very disruptive year with new variants popping up, governments going into and out of lockdowns, and supply chain disruptions felt throughout the world economy, but experts from different markets have put forth what they think is in store for the upcoming year.

Shipping delays show little sign of easing | Business

Declining container prices and fewer ships at port don't mean the supply chain is fixed.

“Cost of shipping between the U.S. and China plunges” blared a headline in early October, citing a reported halving of rates in a matter of days. Was this the beginning of the end of sky-high trans-Pacific shipping costs, the onset of the correction importers have been waiting for? Turns out it wasn’t. Spot rates for ...