Author: Harumi Nakao

　　　　　Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is flagrant. The words and actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin are out of the ordinary. We cannot overlook the fact that he is pushing his …

　　　　　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 …