Current:Home > MyThe great turnaround in shipping -Prosperity Pathways
The great turnaround in shipping
View
Date:2025-04-18 19:13:32
The pandemic caused a supply-demand disruption that created shipping backlogs in ports across the United States. Now, prices for carriers are back to their 2019 levels so great news for consumers, right? Well, not so fast.
Today, we examine the current state of the global shipping industry and what it might mean for you.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PocketCasts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood! (1)
Related
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- Conception dive boat captain Jerry Boylan sentenced to 4 years in prison for deadly fire
- United Methodist delegates repeal their church’s ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages
- Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- South Dakota Gov. Noem erroneously describes meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in new book
- The Force Is Strong With This Loungefly’s Star Wars Collection & It’s Now on Sale for May the Fourth
- 'You can't be gentle in comedy': Jerry Seinfeld on 'Unfrosted,' his Netflix Pop-Tart movie
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Tornadoes hit parts of Texas, more severe weather in weekend forecast
Ranking
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- After top betting choices Fierceness and Sierra Leone, it’s wide open for the 150th Kentucky Derby
- 15 Oregon police cars burned overnight at training facility
- Employer who fired 78-year-old receptionist must now pay her $78,000
- Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
- United Methodist delegates repeal their church’s ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages
- Michigan Supreme Court rules against couple in dispute over privacy and drone photos of land
- Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Katie Ledecky and more
Recommendation
Could your smelly farts help science?
Tiffany Haddish Reveals the Surprising Way She's Confronting Online Trolls
Lawyers for teen suing NBA star Ja Morant over a fight during a pickup game withdraw from the case
Treat Yourself With the Top 28 Trending Beauty Products on Amazon Right Now Starting at Just $1
'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
Here are the job candidates that employers are searching for most
Massachusetts woman wins $1 million lottery twice in 10 weeks
Live updates: NYPD says officer fired gun on Columbia campus; NYU, New School protests cleared