In a highly volatile port landscape, leveraging ocean container tracking for maximum performance can mean the difference between successful supply chains or operations rife with disruption.
Read MoreThe recent closure of the Port of Baltimore has prompted a significant redirection of cargo to alternative ports along the Eastern seaboard. In this blog post, we leverage OpenTrack data to examine where cargo is being diverted, how this affects ETAs, and how it impacts Port Performance.
While disruption is nothing new for the global supply chain, the pace at which the industry is now being asked to contend with major disruptions is greater than ever. As a result of climate-change induced weather events, an increasingly hostile geopolitical landscape, and the threat of continued labor action, the supply chain is now facing a perfect storm.
As automotive manufacturers work to build efficient supply chains in an era of disruption, supply chain resilience is increasingly vital. With OpenTrack, automotive manufacturers can leverage innovative ocean container tracking solutions to build the efficient, resilient supply chains demanded by a highly dynamic global logistics landscape.
Whether it be the catastrophic impacts of climate change, an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape, or any number of threats to supply chain stability, today’s shippers are living in an era rife with disruptions.
As the global maritime supply chain continues to grapple with a season of disruptions, shippers and logistics professionals around the globe are struggling to build effective resilience strategies to mitigate the consequences of a volatile logistics industry.
With Maersk and other major carriers diverting shipments around the Cape of Good Hope, which can add up to two weeks of additional transit time to shipments, shippers are under pressure to develop effective resilience strategies.