September 20, 2024
With East Coast dockworkers threatening a port strike, their concerns take us to the job and cost dilemmas of automation.
November 3, 2023
When the Panama Canal reduces traffic because of a water shortage, it creates a logjam that could delay our holiday presents.
March 22, 2022
Whether it's the Ever Given or the Ever Forward (or the Ever Dainty and Ever Cozy), huge container ships have created cargo delays.
March 26, 2021
Just one boat and one waterway, still, the Suez Canal blockage from a wedged in container ship affected the global supply chain.
January 29, 2021
September 28, 2020
Because of coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing, movie theaters created popcorn problems for farmers.
September 16, 2018
As a leading indicator for business activity during a natural disaster, the color coding for the Waffle House Index provides a handy forecast.
October 13, 2017
Enabling the newest massive container ships to travel to the East Coast, the Panama Canal expansion changed the world's transportation infrastructure.