Industry News

The Alcohol Industry Is Entering a New Golden Age—Here’s Why

Source: SevenFiftyDaily, The Alcohol Industry Is Entering a New Golden Age—Here’s Why By John Beaudette We are inundated with reports of wine sales…


As The Trade Wars Cool Off, How Will The Spirits Industry Change?

Source: Forbes, As The Trade Wars Cool Off, How Will The Spirits Industry Change? By Kate Dingwall In June, the beverage alcohol industry…


A Career Executive Conquers All Frontiers

A Career Executive Conquers All Frontiers A closer look at a female wine and spirits executive’s expansive career By Liza B. Zimmerman, D.W.S.…


New "Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021" Proposes Penalizing Carriers for Unreasonable Detention and Demurrage Charges and Rejection of US Export Cargo

Source: Wine and Spirits Shipping Association, Congressional Briefings This week Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD)…


Post Brexit and the Wine Producers

Source: Meininger's Wine Business International, Post Brexit and the Wine Producers  by L.M. Archer Meininger’s tracks the impact of Brexit upon the…


Freight Blues Driving up Wine Costs

Source: Wine-Searcher, Freight Blues Driving up Wine Costs by W. Blake Gray There's plenty of wine in the world, but transport woes mean getting hold…


Truck Power & Intermodal Congestion Continues as of August 1st 2021

This article was sourced from the Wine and Spirits Shippers Association Newsletter, on July 29th, 2021. This week brought more announcements on cost…


Global Logistics Crisis: Hot Spots

This article was sourced from the Wine and Spirits Shippers Association Newsletter, on July 29th, 2021. South Africa: As reported earlier in the…


Mark Brown Industry News Update: MHW Ltd. Increases Staff Size by 40% in 2021 to Accommodate Rapid Business Growth

This article was sourced from Mark Brown's Industry News Update: MHW Ltd. Increases Staff Size by 40% in 2021 to Accommodate Rapid Business Growth…


Weather, Strikes, Riots: Continued Supply Chain Disruption

This article was sourced from the Wine and Spirits Shippers Association Newsletter, on July 20th, 2021. Italy: We received a report this morning of a…