Life Happens 365 - Are You Managing the Risk?

By Diane Tait Image courtesy Pixabay With the holiday shopping season right around the corner, the last thing consumers want to hear is that their gift giving is going to be curtailed by shipping problems.   But word is out that the worldwide web of international ports, container ships and transport companies that move goods is having major league problems brought on by COVID-19.   While the onset of the Coronavirus caused major disruptions to shippers around the globe, eighteen months later the problem hasn’t gone away.   In fact, it’s gotten worse.   Below are some sobering facts concerning the current state of affairs.

By Diane Tait Here we are more than five months into the COVID-19 crisis and it doesn’t look as though it’s going to get all that much better in the near future.   For the public this has meant having to wear masks everywhere they go, not to mention keeping a proper social distance from friends and coworkers.   For many businesses it has meant changing the way in which they do business, or even changing the products and services they provide.   To help both consumers and business owners, I decided it was time to take a good hard look at what has been labeled the New Normal to see what kind of changes we all need to embrace if we’re going to thrive instead of merely survive the continuing crisis.