On Wednesday, the 15,536-teu CMA CGM Osiris (built 2021) was part of a convoy heading to Alexandria in Egypt from Singapore, at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East.

The Suez Canal has begun to see the gradual return of mega container ships, following concerted efforts by the Suez Canal Authority to encourage the world’s leading shipping lines to resume transits ...

Is it just me, or have black swans events become a regular feature of the global landscape? The start of the U.S.-China Trade tension in 2019, start of the Covid pandemic in 2020, the 2021 Suez Canal ...

The study points to events like the 2021 Suez Canal crisis to illustrate how a single chokepoint can trigger widespread global supply delays. Economic downturns further strain operations, as inflation ...

In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to ...

Mark Osmer has a passion not only for procurement but for public transport. Having started his 44-year career as a forklift driver in the air transport industry, he soon discovered he had a talent for ...

Satellite imagery and Internet of Things sensors can track port congestion and chokepoints — for example, during the Red Sea attacks and 2021 Suez Canal blockage. These tools can now help determine ...