The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

5 Immediate Impacts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 By Nat Josef Just when it seemed like bipartisanship was going the way of the dinosaurs, Congress recently came together to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on June 16th. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.)

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2023

Everyone remembers back in 2020 when the pandemic hit. It was a scary time for the entire world but incredibly overwhelming for those working hard to keep global supply chains running. Not only were factories shut down, but ocean ports were congested, vessels sat offshore for weeks waiting to unload, capacity on ships and planes.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 6, 2020

Now that the fireworks are over and New Year’s resolutions are set, it’s time to prepare for global shipping in 2020. Recapping 2019’s top global shipping disruptors. Preparation for International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020. Ocean service in 2020. Geopolitical uncertainties.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 18, 2020

As the global markets reel from the impacts of the CoronaVirus pandemic, it has now become increasingly accepted that we are headed for, or already have entered, a global recession. The question now is what will the impact of such a recession be, particularly on shipping. What Happens to Shipping.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 10, 2024

F49 will develop international standards for the appropriate sharing and use of digital information to enhance end-to-end visibility in the global supply chain. This report also aligns with my p revious blog that identifies the risks of Chinese ownership of global ports and terminals. domestic train and truck intermodal containers.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

At the beginning of the pandemic, some analysts believed the global supply chain was on the verge of breaking. But in a matter of a few short weeks, the global coronavirus panic demonstrated starkly that many management teams have vastly underestimated the value of supply chain resiliency and visibility.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

This year (2020) when they cancelled the Tournament, they stand to get 144 mil $ from Insurance company. Optimize global manufacturing capacities : Carry out a structured view of Mfg capacities by each plant, self as well as outsourced. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – July 2020. – LogiSYM July 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, GEP And S&P Global publish the GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index based on data derived from S&P Global’s PMI surveys. The chart below shows that the index decreased to a value below zero earlier this year, for the first time since 2020. Today these factors appear insignificant.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains. This article was originally written and published for DHL in January 2020 and focused on the trade wars and how to leverage opportunities for tariff reductions. For instance, law firms and consultants in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

MAERSK the integrated shipping company, for example, has implemented RPA to achieve significant ROI. With offices in more than 40 countries and a global network of 1,900 partners, Automation Anywhere has deployed over 2.1 The path to recovery from COVID-19 – LogiSYM August 2020. Automation Anywhere. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Slowing demand means 6% lower imports from the GCC vs 2019 and 10% lower than 2020 forecast before the virus outbreak.” Following COVID-19 the global chemical supply chain market reported a severe decline in output. in turn aggravated by recent growth in global protectionism, trade tariffs and border closures.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the realities of higher number of vessels among global ocean container shipping lines meeting contracting shipping demand levels that are now leading to headcount and schedule reductions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

Why Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Strategies Are Winning in 2022 by Lindsay Schuemann , Marketing Manager at Enveyo Two years. Parents got notifications that school was cancelled, employees got notice to stay home, the world started buying most of their goods online, and the global supply chain did a collective * gulp.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Global Trade Authority Rob Garrison, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercado Labs, shares insights from over 30 years of supply chain experience working with a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Here, he explains what caused current global supply chain disruptions, and shares the five steps needed to overcome today’s supply chain issues.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 29, 2020

When media outlets like The Economist and Financial Times start publishing eulogies for globalization, you know something has changed on the world stage. Economist journalists bluntly ask, “Has covid-19 killed globalization?”[1] ”[1] They note, “Even before the pandemic, globalization was in trouble.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Supply chain and logistics functions have been one of the most volatile in the global economy of the last four years. The overall volatility was punctuated by shortages that were themselves brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The first pattern I noticed was an extreme decrease followed by an extreme increase in 2020.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 7, 2024

Tariffs, Industries Impacted, and the Global Supply Chain During the Trump Administration, significant tariffs were levied against China to curb the flow of Chinese imports into the United States and protect domestic producers against dumping and subsidized production. The Economist identifies variation in published figures by both parties.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Shipping container shortage article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. The massive global shipping squeeze. In their story about the shipping shortage, the CBC quoted shipping analyst Alan Murphy, who detailed how this changing demand has massively disrupted the global shipping market.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 5, 2020

The repercussions for global trade, and shipping in particular, have also been significant. Shipping Impact from COVID-19. Shipping by sea to either the U.S. In the first quarter of 2020, containership operators have already canceled 60+ trans-pacific sailings to the ports of LA and Long Beach. Looking Forward.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 15, 2021

Global eTrade Services’ (GeTS) technology powered platform, CALISTA® – offers such capabilities. In 2020 alone, it facilitated over 30 million transactions. CALISTA book and track helps SME and multinational shippers and freight forwarders to facilitate and streamline their containerized freight bookings and shipping documentation.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A recent episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a segment on some of the issues involved in the current global supply chain crisis — focusing primarily on U.S. Much of the finger-pointing involved the movement of shipping containers into and out of port facilities. A Brief Shipping Container History. And out at sea?

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

We get it, the global supply chain can be a tough topic to tackle, especially when you’re also trying to develop a new widget and expand your presence in a key market — all while keeping the lights on. Our ability to ship, store, and trade goods remains fragmented — and key logistics data remains siloed.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 12, 2020

”[1] He cites a 2019 article from the Economist , which stated, “The golden age of globalization, in 1990-2010, was something to behold. .”[1] ”[1] He cites a 2019 article from the Economist , which stated, “The golden age of globalization, in 1990-2010, was something to behold.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2020

Now that the fireworks are over and New Year’s resolutions are set, it’s time to prepare for global shipping in 2020. Recapping 2019’s top global shipping disruptors Before we jump into expectations for this year, let’s set the stage by looking at some of the top events in 2019 that may have affected global […].

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

That’s the question posed by Rob Zuidwijk, Professor of Global Supply Chains & Ports at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, in a recently published report. The post Wolves and ships appeared first on Supply Chain Movement. Are logistics matching platforms a wolf in sheep’s clothing for freight forwarders?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Deloitte Global). higher than 2020.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The consequences of the coronavirus outbreak are being felt throughout the global economy, with stock markets tumbling and companies beginning to to worry about their supply chains. Global supply chains are being affected. Air freight is already down 50% and we are seeing a backlog of shipping on the Yangtze River.”[3]

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Stord

JANUARY 9, 2020

Friday, January 10, 2020 Warehouse Automation Startups Gaining Traction High consumer expectations for fast deliveries are prompting retailers to turn toward automation to help speed up distribution. Almost 28% of warehouses globally are expected to be using commercial robots by 2025, up from just 3% in 2018. Since 2015, $1.2

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

After the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , I took the time to recharge and took a month off from writing. The fall ritual precedes the dropping of the ball on Times Square to ring in 2020. For the global supply chain, it is a constant juggling act. It has been awhile. It is all consuming. The Preamble. Background.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Read on to learn more about the top revenue-earning 3PL warehousing companies in 2020. FedEx set out to become a global logistics player as a full-service freight operator.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2021

However, when power problems plague the world’s largest manufacturing country — China — the effects are global. It’s a problem that could last for months, straining the country’s economic recovery and weighing on global trade.”[3] Generally, power outages are localized, as are the effects of such outages.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Intro to 2020 Supply Chain Management Trends. The new year is upon us, and with the end of 2019 we reach the end of the decade – and the beginning of 2020. Throughout the last decade, the main trends were digitization and globalization. 2020 supply chain management trends will further these shifts. Globalization.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 28, 2022

International parcel shipping and parcel carrier services were well on their way to becoming a driving force in the world’s economies before worldwide disruption and shutdowns threw the entire supply chain into disarray. Why Legal Protocols and Regulations Exist for International Shipping and Transportation. Cargo Liability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

The truck, which is the first of five, is part of several initiatives Walmart is rolling out among its Class 8 transportation fleet as it pursues its goal of achieving zero emissions across global operations by 2040. Although CMA CGM is best known for being a large container shipping company, it is also the parent of CEVA Logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights an added admission, this time from a shipping industry senior executive, indicating that the period of windfall profits among global shipping players is coming to an end. . However, what remains are the implications of what has occurred since the start of the global pandemic.

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