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Jasmine Miller
Apr 22, 20241 min read
Earth Day 2024
Happy Earth Day! Audit Logistics cares about the planet and the impact emissions have on the environment. Not only is today Earth Day,...


Maggie Mildenberger
Apr 3, 20242 min read
Next Steps for the Port of Baltimore and Global Freight Rate Update
Update on the Port of Baltimore In the days since the March 26th collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, questions about...

Maggie Mildenberger
Mar 26, 20241 min read
Breaking News: Container Ship Collapses 1.6 Mile-Long Bridge in Baltimore
Early this morning, March 26th, container ship Dali sailed into one of the support pillars of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The...


Maggie Mildenberger
Feb 20, 20242 min read
Shippers Encouraged to be Flexible in Face of Elevated Rates
We are continuing to monitor the influence of restrictions in the Panama Canal and the avoidance of the Suez Canal on global shipping...


Maggie Mildenberger
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Breaking - Terminal Closures in NY/NJ
The brief respite from heavy snow in the US is over. The Northeast coast is getting hit with a powerful Nor'easter that is bringing the...


Maggie Mildenberger
Jan 24, 20242 min read
Suez Canal Continues to be Avoided by Global Trade
The Red Sea shipping crisis continues to disrupt global trade. The US and its allies conducted another round of strikes on Monday...


Maggie Mildenberger
Jan 19, 20241 min read
A Cold and Snowy January Predicted to End with a Thaw
Winter weather continues to impacts the national transportation network. As reported by the New York Times, most of the country is...


Maggie Mildenberger
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Winter Weather Continues to Impact the Lower 48 States
As we had reported last week, the national transportation network continues to see impacts from the winter weather across the country....


Maggie Mildenberger
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Cold Weather "Bomb Cyclone" Expected to Impact the Lower 48 States This Weekend
The national transportation network will be severely impacted by weather today and this weekend. Per a report from NBC News, every single...

Jasmine Miller
Jan 4, 20242 min read
The Impact of the Chinese New Year on Logistics
As we step into the New Year here in America, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner. But what does that mean for Manufacturing...


Maggie Mildenberger
Jan 2, 20242 min read
Shipping Lines Continue to Avoid the Red Sea
Following up on a story we highlighted in December 2023, hijacking attempts and missile attacks on commercial shipping vessels persist...


Maggie Mildenberger
Dec 18, 20232 min read
Attacks on Container Vessels Impacting Red Sea Transit
As we have reported on previously, drought restrictions at the Panama Canal are continuing to impact ocean transit from Asia to the East...


Maggie Mildenberger
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Panama Canal Update: Severe Drought Worsens and Less Ships Are Able to Pass Through
Following “the driest October on record”, The Panama Canal Authority has decided to further reduce the number of daily transits through...


Maggie Mildenberger
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Estes Express Update - Back Up & Running
An update on our post from last week, Estes Express has continued to recover from the cyber attack that occurred on Monday, October 9th....

Maggie Mildenberger
Oct 6, 20232 min read
The Continuing Impact of the Panama Canal Drought and Estes Express System Down
As we had noted in our port report earlier this week - the practical effects of the drought in Panama on transit through the Canal have...

Maggie Mildenberger
Aug 29, 20231 min read
Hurricane Idalia and Southeast U.S. Ports
Hurricane Idalia is currently tracking to make landfall across Florida starting Wednesday, August 30th. In preparation, ports throughout...


Maggie Mildenberger
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Panama Canal is Backed Up: What this Means for You
Every single year, 40% of all U.S. container traffic travels through the Panama Canal, which is roughly $270 billion in cargo. In recent...


Maggie Mildenberger
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Friday Freight Update: Canadian Ports, UPS Update, Bad Omens for Yellow Corp, and FedEx Pilot Strike
While the ports on Canada’s West Coast remain open, impacts continue to be felt from the 13 days of strikes earlier in July. We’ve seen...

Maggie Mildenberger
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Breaking News: Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement with UPS Averting August 1st Strike
Today, July 25th, Teamsters posted that they “reached the most historic tentative agreement for workers in the history of UPS, protecting...


Maggie Mildenberger
Jul 20, 20232 min read
Breaking: Canadian Port Deal Falls Through and Teamsters Threaten Yellow Corp with Strike
The situation at the West Coast Canadian Ports has been erratic this week. Continuing a dispute that led to a multi-week strike at the...
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