Shipping Federation of Canada Discusses Supply Chain Resilience
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) On May 7, 2024, the Shipping Federation of Canada held its annual conference at the Mount Royal Centre in downtown Montreal, drawing over 100 attendees. This year's theme, "Supply Chain Sea Change," focused on the
Meeting a Huge Need: Package Delivery for Seafarers
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Thousands of guests board and disembark the nine massive cruise vessels at the Port of Canaveral on a regular basis. The enormous vessels are geared to entertain and attend to patrons. Yet,
Book Review: Arriving Today by Christopher Mims
Review by Dr. Jason Zuidema, NAMMA/ICMA Christopher Mims, Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door - Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Harper, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic drew a spotlight on how much we all rely on shipping
Book Review: The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade
Deborah Cowen, The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2014. 328 pp. This book is both revealing and concealing. There is something to learn in this book, but its academic jargon does not