In this audio from a Jan. 25, 2024 livestream, editors discuss how well shipping and logistics companies did in keeping factories stocked in the past year and what's coming for 2024. The main points: things definitely got better compared to 2022, but significant challenges remain. Major disruptions came from Panama having to limit canal access because of shortages of fresh water, and more recently, Houthi rebels attacking ships in the Red Sea.
Kevin Jones, editorial director of the commercial vehicle and a infrastructure group which includes brands such as FleetOwner and Bulk Transporter
Tyler Fussner, managing editor of Supply Chain Connect and director of the Market Moves Supply Chain newsletter that draws logistics and supply chain material from all of Endeavor’s publications
Bio: Robert Schoenberger has been writing about manufacturing technology in one form or another since the late 1990s. He began his career in newspapers in South Texas and has worked for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi; The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky; and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland where he spent more than six years as the automotive reporter. In 2013, he launched Today's Motor Vehicles, a magazine focusing on design and manufacturing topics within the automotive and commercial truck worlds. He joined IndustryWeek in late 2021.
