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This Week in Logistics News (March 4 – 10)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. The gauge brings together 27 variables that take the temperature of everything from cross-border transportation costs to country-level manufacturing data in the euro area, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S. That’s all for this week.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 11 – 17)

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And now on this week’s logistics news: Amazon says it will launch drone deliveries this year. An escalating strike by truck drivers in South Korea is adding more disruption to global supply chains, from a slowdown at the country’s ports to production halts at auto factories. That’s all for this week.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends Feature Article by Laurent Sik , Head of Operations, CEVA FVL APAC Automobiles, as a form of transportation, are indispensable in today’s world and will remain a crucial part of our lives for a long time to come. million cars.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The trade partnership includes the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand – accounting for the vast majority of Asia Pacific regional economic output. Ahold Delhaize Is Acquiring FreshDirect.

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Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts

Logistics Viewpoints

That same year, the H5N6 flu strain struck South Korea, which resulted in authorities exterminating about 17 percent of the national flock of chickens and 28 percent of ducks. The post Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. This included about 30 farms.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . . South Korea. In the coming days we will scrutinize August global logistics, transportation and recognized volatility indicators to ascertain similar or contrasting indicators.

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Breaking Industry Supply Chain News from Tesla

Supply Chain Matters

In a subsequent blog post, we will highlight another breaking development, that being a significant joint announcement from global shipping lines Maersk and MSC that should garner the interest to supply chain management transportation and logistics management teams.