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Articles by Jodi Louws

September 24, 2024

Logistics Updates: Congestion, Delays, and a Looming Strike
Global shipping disruptions are intensifying with ongoing Red Sea blockades and a looming US port strike. Import delays, rising costs, and equipment shortages are expected to escalate, affecting coffee supply chains from Asia to the US.
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December 15, 2022

2023 Freight Outlook
Royal Coffee’s Inbound Traffic Specialist, Jodi Louws, shares her thoughts on market forces that will affect shipping costs in 2023. TLDR; Shipping costs are not back to pre-pandemic lows, and we do not expect them to be. Freight rates are improving, but not “plunging”, and low East –West rates are not opening doors for low […]
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May 9, 2024

Updated: 2024 Red Sea Logistics Update
Royal Coffee’s Inbound Traffic Specialist, Jodi Louws, shares her thoughts on the recent disruptions in the Red Sea and implications for coffee pricing and availability. Summary: Attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea have caused shipping companies to reroute around the southern tip of Africa, reducing shipping capacity and increasing costs, particularly for Ethiopian […]
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