Big Boats and Broken Supply Chains
What does one giant boat's ability to halt 10 percent of global trade tell us about our globalized world?
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For six days, a ship as tall as the Empire State Building, the Ever Given, was lodged in the Suez Canal – launching memes and delaying 10 percent of global trade. Flexport’s Phil Levy and the Financial Times’ Claire Jones join Deep Dish to discuss if crises like this and COVID-19 show it’s time to rethink global supply chains.
This episode is sponsored by ADM.
About the Guests
Phil Levy
Lead Trade Economist, World Bank
Phil Levy is lead trade economist at the World Bank and a former senior fellow on the global economy at the Chicago Council. Previously, he served as chief economist at Flexport, where he received national recognition for his work on supply chains, consumption, and trade.
Brian Hanson
Former Vice President, Studies
Brian Hanson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He managed the Council's research operations and hosted the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.