Author: Harumi Nakao

　　　　　Recently I have been asked what is the impact of the “Russian invasion of Ukraine” on maritime containers. I would have to say that there is a certain impact. Countries …

　　　　　Since Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, two million refugees have fled to Poland and other neighboring countries in the snowy weather with only the clothes they happened …

　　　　　The Chinese New Year holidays began on New Year’s Eve January 31st and ended on February 6th. However, container manufacturers will be closed until mid-February as usual. According to China’s …

　　　　　At the end of 2021, we thought COVID-19 pandemic would end with the Delta variant, but the mutant strain discovered in South Africa last November is named as the Omicron …

　　　　　I would like to thank everyone for your support in 2021. It has been a year full of challenges for me. First, in February, I was interviewed from TV Tokyo’s …

　　　　　The number of people infected with COVID-19 is dramatically decreasing in Japan. As of Sunday, November 7th, 162 new cases have been reported in Japan as a whole, 21 in …

　　　　　According to information from Ocean Network Express (ONE), on the West Coast of North America as of October 1st, 65 vessels are waiting for berth at the ports of Los …

　　　　　In last month’s report, I pointed out that one of the reasons for the increase in ocean freight and the shortage of containers was the slow handling of containers in …

　　　　On Aug. 8th (Sun), the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo successfully completed its 17-day schedule, with approximately 11,000 athletes from 205 countries and regions competing in 339 events in …