by jondabach | Jun 22, 2017 | Shipping and Logistics
For years, the shipping industry has been facing a crisis of overcapacity. Too much space and too little freight has caused a pattern of plummeting freight rates. While this may benefit US suppliers’ bottom lines in the short run, the issue of overcapacity has caused...
by jondabach | Mar 14, 2017 | News Brief, Shipping and Logistics
The market impacts of National Sword 2017, China’s sweeping crackdown on imports, are beginning to come into focus. Their General Administration of Customs is focusing their efforts on catching smugglers, who face jail time as well as tax evasion charges. It’s...
by jondabach | Feb 14, 2017 | Recycling, Shipping and Logistics
Why pay to purchase materials and pay to throw them away when you could turn waste into a new source of revenue? Developing a zero-waste business model, including a recyclables-to market program, is a great way to generate entirely new sources of revenue. Business...
by jondabach | Dec 14, 2016 | Market Prices, News Brief, Recycling, Shipping and Logistics, Uncategorized
This week, our main story covers recent turbulence in the recovered paper (RCP) market in China, where seller speculation and buyer panic are leading to price instability. We’ll also consider the drop in West coast recycling rates and what we can do to give them...
by jondabach | Nov 21, 2016 | News Brief, Recycling, Shipping and Logistics
There are a wave of new questions coming with a changing administration in the US, as well as regulatory changes in the industry. Below we’ve summarized some of the important news we’re reading about what’s happening in the recycling and shipping industries. You can...
