The Daily: May 1, 2022

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Good morning, Sunday Funday.

Port traffic jams that have heightened supply chain blockage due to the war in Ukraine and more Covid-related lockdowns in China may be showing signs of toning down, according to Cheng Cheng-mount, chairman of Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. and also known as one of the world’s biggest shipping companies. But when have we heard that before?

Check out today’s featured article from Supply Chain Brain for all the details. ☕️

Containers on a port sit stacked in the background. One orange container sits on a chassis.

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin


Today’s Featured Article:

Major Shipping Firm Sees Signs of Supply Chain Bottlenecks Easing | 2022-04-28 | SupplyChainBrain

“Port bottlenecks that have increased supply chain congestion because of the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in China may be showing signs of easing, according to one of the world’s biggest shipping companies.”

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