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SHIPPING

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022
Shanghai trucking shortage gradually eases but hurdles remain
Traffic into the city is picking up, with some logistics experts seeing activity returning to about 80% of levels seen before Shanghai's COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2022
Signs in chips, shipping and fertilizer that inflation may have peaked
North America's fertilizer prices — an indicator of where global food inflation is going — is 24% below its record high in March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 3, 2022
Startups apply artificial intelligence to supply chain disruptions
A growing group of startups and established logistics firms has created a multibillion dollar industry applying the latest technology to help businesses minimize supply chain disruption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2022
Supply chains snarl Taiwan tech firms as some strive to meet demand
Companies are reporting a strong market for products, especially in automotives and high-end computing, but difficulty in securing inputs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2022
China's widening COVID-19 curbs threaten global supply chain paralysis
On Wednesday, more than 30 Taiwanese companies, many making electronics parts, said that COVID-19 measures in eastern China had led them to suspend production until at least next week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2022
Global supply lines brace for ‘menacing’ economic storm to widen
Although global supply strains started to ease in early 2022, the situation is worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China's COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2022
Russian tankers going dark raises flags on sanctions evasion
The ships engaging in dark activity include vessels connected to big corporations and multinational shipping firms, as well as small businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2022
War in Ukraine pushes up already high freight costs for Japan
Delivery times and costs for shipping and air cargo had already been affected by the pandemic, and now the conflict has led to closed airspace and reduced port access.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 2, 2022
Shocks from outbreak of war ripple across one of the world’s busiest trade lanes
Beyond the devastating human toll, the war threatens higher costs for fuel, grain, industrial metals and other raw materials used in Asian-made consumer goods headed for Europe and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022
Ukraine shuts down ports as conflict threatens grain supplies
Russia had earlier suspended movement of commercial vessels in the Azov sea, but kept Russian ports in the Black Sea open for navigation, officials and grain industry sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2022
Porsche car carrier fire drags on days after crew left ship
Thousands of Porsches, Lamborghinis and other Volkswagen vehicles were being transported by the vessel, with their worth estimated to be roughly $155 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 21, 2022
Soaring diesel and gasoline prices are bleeding into global shipping
Much of the price increase in ship fuel has been due to a rally in crude oil, which is used to make most marine fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2022
Crew airlifted off burning Japanese ship adrift in Atlantic
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., the operator of the Felicity Ace, said all 22 crew members aboard the ship have been safely evacuated to a nearby island.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2022
A normal supply chain? It’s ‘unlikely’ in 2022.
For those who keep tabs on the global supply chain, the very concept of a return to normalcy has given way to a begrudging acceptance that a new normal may be unfolding.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2022
Economists warn of inflationary effect as shipping firms enjoy record profits
Supply chain issues and high shipping rates have thrown a spotlight on the market concentration of shipping lines and their legal immunity from antitrust laws.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2022
EU shipping plan leaves millions of tons of carbon dioxide unregulated, study says
With about 90% of world trade transported by sea, global shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2021
Expect more shipping chaos as omicron forces transport workers to quit
The transport industry is bracing for another roller coaster year of supply-chain disruptions as seafarers refuse to get back on ships and truck drivers quit over COVID-19 concerns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2021
China's seven-week port quarantine snarls supply chains further
To comply with the measure, owners and managers have had to reroute ships, delaying shipments and crew changes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 15, 2021
Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal
Such pressures pose new challenges for the shipping industry, which hitherto largely hasn't been drawn into the center of the coal debate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2021
U.S. toymaker looks beyond port logjams to the risk of gluts
A key concern in the current environment is that companies will order too many goods as they scramble to fill orders.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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