Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Evergreen: Headquartered in Taiwan, Evergreen is a global shipping company. Resilinc’s President of Government/Defense/Aerospace, Peter Guinto, joins CNBC’s “Last Call” to discuss the supply chain impact of the cargo ship attacks in the Red Sea along with the freight stuck at two Texas border crossings that are temporarily shut down.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2021

Line items that impact freight logistics include $40 billion for bridge repairs and replacements, $25 billion for airports, $17 billion in ports, $11 billion toward transportation safety programs with an emphasis on pedestrians and cyclists, $7.5

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2024

China tensions over Taiwan and trade, combined with the higher landed cost of producing goods in far-flung locations, are pushing companies to take less risk and operate regionally. 8] Staff, “ Reduced risk, regionalization become supply chain priorities, economics expert says ,” Freight Waves, 22 June 2023.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. At the end of 2021, ocean freight rates were more than three times what they were throughout 2020. In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. Bloomberg).

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

The authors further observed that there was a notable upward contribution from Taiwan stocks of purchases. freight and logistics recession , we called attention to reports that the Logistics Manager Index (LMI) for April reached an all-time low of 50.9, characterized as the lowest reported reading in this index’s history.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

After a freight rail union backed out of the President Biden-backed agreement between unions and freight rail companies, shippers are calling on the president’s administration to broker a second agreement. and China over the fate of Taiwan are a source of immense pressure on the geopolitical and economic fronts. Meanwhile, U.S.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Black Friday Logistics: Brought To You By Ocean Freight. What’s working for ocean freight (and what isn’t). Ocean freight has had a complicated year so far. Beyond speed, one of air freight’s primary advantages over ocean has always been reliability. Ocean freight is cheap. zschreiber.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Within a week of the COP26 conference wrapping up, massive floods in British Columbia severed the freight railroad serving the Vancouver, home of Canada’s largest port. Then the drought eased in June, only to be followed by extreme rains, flooding, and landslides.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. Very little freight is moving with prices skyrocketing and many rerouting containers to Ningbo. Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors. Rail freight through Russia increased 40% last year.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Cargo Owners for Zero Emissions Vessels (coZEV) launched the Roadmap to 2040 which includes the creation of a new maritime freight buyers alliance, a cargo owner policy coalition, and a green corridor advisory board to enable full decarbonisation of ocean freight.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 9, 2020

The order required moving oversized equipment from Shanghai (PVG) to Taiwan (TPE) within a limited time window. Commercial air freight and sea shipments were unable to meet Teradyne’s needs. Robinson established a timeline for the manufacturing, pickup, volume, and receiving of the 23-shipment order. Our team at C.H.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

The price of container freight rates surged while the entire world was having to deal with delays. Japan and Taiwan have earthquakes often, and they both are some of the leading suppliers of microchips. Among surveyed respondents, nearly 97% of industrial product companies saw disruptions during the pandemic.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 27, 2022

UPS Worldwide Express Freight® & UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, Midday – USD 5 (CAD 6.63) / kg or USD 2.27 (CAD 3.01) / lb, effective until January 29, 2022. UPS Worldwide Express Freight® and UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, Midday – USD 4.25 (CAD 5.64) / kg or USD 2.27 (CAD 3.01) / lb, effective January 30, 2022.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 27, 2022

UPS Worldwide Express Freight® & UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, Midday – USD 5 (CAD 6.63) / kg or USD 2.27 (CAD 3.01) / lb, effective until January 29, 2022. UPS Worldwide Express Freight® and UPS Worldwide Express Freight®, Midday – USD 4.25 (CAD 5.64) / kg or USD 2.27 (CAD 3.01) / lb, effective January 30, 2022.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. Missed schedules could keep rates high well into November, when the holiday freight season would ordinarily start to wind down. That means higher volumes, and likely higher freight rates, just when weather starts to turn ugly.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. The company was eventually forced to transport its bikes and equipment by more expensive air freight to avoid congested U.S. port backups, which added to overall costs and diluted margins. .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Taiwan Taiwan’s activity as reflected in the S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® March report indicated a milder deterioration in production operating conditions. Some transportation services executives now open describe a freight rate recession. The March value of 48.6 was down marginally from February’s 49.0

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Resilinc

AUGUST 31, 2021

When it comes to the enduring congestion in freight and logistics, Akhtar and Vakil reported that the team is hearing from customers – across virtually all industries – that delays are cutting into production and revenues and freight-expedite costs are impacting profits.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The report reinforces that formerly Taiwan based assemblers still support a lot of production volume within China, but they are also supporting the majority of China Plus sourcing actions. An example noted are Foxconn ’s plans to establish a MacBooks production facility in Vietnam in a campus the size of 93 football fields.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

One to two weeks before CNY, factories will speed up their production causing a surge of freight. Taiwan – CNY – February 15-20. “By implementing a few critical steps in advance of the holiday, shippers can avoid unnecessary bottlenecks and continue business with little or no interruption.”. During CNY they will close down completely.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Freight Prices Going Forward. But even though this is effectively limiting production of 1% of the world’s global oil supply , it won’t impact freight prices. Looking back at ocean freight prices as a function of Brent crude oil in 2015, the correlation between fuel prices and freight prices is minuscule (-0.2

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Taiwan, Province of China.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 18, 2022

The vast majority of semiconductor chips are manufactured in Taiwan. Similarly the disadvantages of low cost sourcing are the advantages of local sourcing. But there are other considerations that may make some repatriation of outsourced work more appropriate.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 10, 2022

Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors. . … Shortages and price hikes will abound. … Then there are the overarching issues of climate change. One of the most significant impacts is in the semiconductor industry. Semiconductor manufacturing consumes 10% of the island’s water supply.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

Our offices in Japan, Taiwan, and Xiamen, China, enable a smoother flow of goods for this customer. We help a leader in semiconductor test systems to move tools into Taiwan from the U.S. The program ensures ocean transit times are consistent and the freight arrives in time to meet customer needs. for examination.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 24, 2021

Another paid over $17,000 to get the same size container from Taiwan to New York. They are also introducing a $3,000 GRI effective 6/15. • One shipper had to pay $14,000 for a 40’ container shipping from China to the US West Coast. Key Takeaways.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Working with Dr. John Gattorna to deploy the Dynamic Alignment model in Japan, Taiwan and to DHL’s Strategic Account/Global Account Management Front and Back Office Operations, was a great experience.”. De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap. People and Halal Supply Chains. Green Skies?

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

and Taiwan and floods in Germany earlier this year underscore the physical risks of a changing climate. As mentioned above, semiconductor shortages will continue through the year and beyond. Other trends to watch include: Climate change: transition risks, physical risks. The droughts in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 30, 2022

In my experience Total Cost of Ownership ( TCO or TCOO) models typically include some combination of the following elements: Unit price (Always the first item) Takedown rate performance Payment terms Freight and Logistics terms and transfer of ownership Lead times (order, delivery, replenishment) Other Parameters (eg.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

Closer proximity—as compared to Asia—alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three. Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Conflict erupts between China and Taiwan (Andrew said this is not likely, and I agree – see my previous blog ). The good news is that ocean freight rates will start trending down somewhat. War in Ukraine turns into global conflict. China’s zero COVID policy leads to severe recession. Cyberware erupts and shuts down supply chains.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

For instance, the hangover from the pandemic, which has not yet permitted ocean freight from China to return to anything like normal service, is a problem that continued COVID outbreaks and associated port closures are exacerbating. Then there is the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports with which carriers must contend. increase in wages.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Most companies weren’t buying from China or Taiwan or Malaysia like they are today.”[4] 3] Vishnu Rajamanickam, “ Visibility into operations is the biggest issue plaguing supply chains ,” Freight Waves , 4 November 2019. [4] ” Cognitive technology and supply chain visibility. Footnotes. [1]

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Robinson announced that it has enhanced its anti-cargo theft strategy “by joining CargoNet® to provide customers with a proactive approach to strengthening security around sensitive and high value product freight.”

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 7, 2022

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 – Increasing $0.25 FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

I moved on into many roles within the field of Supply Chain ending as Vice President of Operations for a Supply Chain company with experience working in Taiwan and China. Products have to be lightweight as they have to be air-freighted. Fedex prevailed as a trend setter and grew as a result of moving into bulk freight.

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