Natural Gas Update
European Gas Soars After US LNG Terminal Explosion Halts Exports For Weeks
by Tyler DurdenThursday, Jun 09, 2022 – 10:50 AM
Europe’s natural gas prices jumped Thursday after one of the US’
The Urethane Blog
The New Reality
US Import Demand Is Dropping Off A Cliff
by Tyler DurdenTuesday, Jun 07, 2022 – 07:25 PM
By Henry Byers of FreightWaves
The latest ocean container bookings data reveals that despite the strong levels of inbound cargo during the first five months of 2022,
Inventories
Massive US retail inventory pile-up a big warning for chems
Joseph Chang
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NEW YORK (ICIS)–A massive pile-up in inventories at key US big-box retailers may be a warning sign for chemicals demand,
Congestion Eases
Ports get ‘much needed respite’ as container-ship traffic jam eases
Ship queues down off Southern California, Virginia and Charleston
Greg Miller Follow on Twitter Wednesday,
Lumber Prices
Lumber Prices Crash 50% As Fed Tightens
by Tyler DurdenFriday, Jun 03, 2022 – 08:40 PM
Lumber prices have been halved since the Federal Reserve embarked on its most aggressive interest rate tightening campaign in decades as the pandemic boom in housing slows.
Memorial Day Mattress Update
Slowing sales for mattress retailers ‘on par with Great Recession’ – Wedbush
Jun. 01, 2022 3:25 PM ETPurple Innovation,
Lockdown Lifted
Shanghai Is Finally Lifting Its COVID Lockdown
by Tyler DurdenTuesday, May 31, 2022 – 06:00 PM
After another two months of misery and lockdowns,
More on Inventories
Bloated inventories hit Walmart, Target and other retailers’ profits, trucking demand
Too much stock means lower truckload volumes, more intermodal business
Mark SolomonFriday,
Giant Container Ship History
Giant container ships are ruining everything
We can blame the Big Boat Era for many of our supply chain headaches
Rachel PremackThursday,
Large Carriers Doing Well for Now
Large truckload carriers say recent downturn not hurting them
‘In the next 4 weeks we will know which theory is correct’
Todd MaidenThursday,
