World Distribution Services adds capacity for NY/NJ port community

The impact of elections in India, Mexico, the European Parliament, and the United States, could introduce further uncertainty to supply chain risks in 2025.

Missile and drone attacks by Houthi militia on merchant ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden could trigger a global supply chain crisis; Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd suspend Red Sea sailings; World Shipping Council calls for decisive action to ensure freedom of navigation

Pairpoint (Vodafone and Sumitomo Corporation’s Economy of Things business), Deloitte and asset iintelligence company Nexxiot have joined forces to offer digital services that speed up the flow of goods worldwide

The CMA CGM Group, which recently completed the acquisition of the Bayonne and New York container terminals operated by Global Container Terminals in the Port of New York/New Jersey, is to invest US$600M in the facilities and forge a new business plan for them.

Kuehne+Nagel and Capgemini have entered into a strategic agreement to create a supply chain orchestration service offering end-to-end services across the supply chain network

NY/NJ saw its container throughput fall 20% in April, but the port held on to second spot in the US container port rankings on year-to-date figures.