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some FYI.

Viewpoint: The jaws of trade squeezing the supply chain

"Port congestion is growing again as a result of labor and equipment inefficiencies. Trade requires people, and what we see in the CNBC Supply Chain Heat Maps is the people component in trade is behind this latest squeeze."

"Shanghai is still in the process of reopening, and while there are more green lights on the screen, the supplying of drivers and people to move and make the product is slower than normal. This is affecting the delivery of critical medical devices."

"Unfortunately, this delay is one of many being experienced by global importers."

“The overall situation in North European ports is deteriorating,”

"The U.S. logistics system continues to have its own host of issues with the persistent rail problems, chassis shortages and warehouses at capacity."

"Alan Baer, CEO of OL USA, tells American Shipper the decrease in container volume is being seen.

“We are seeing drops by some customers from 30-50 FEU per week down to 10 FEU per week,” Baer said."

"The squeeze is on. Time to pop that aspirin."