Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
Bigger Container Ships Pose Bigger Risks (WSJ – sub. With more than 30 cargo ships anchored offshore, countless supply chains scrambling, and the prospect of a $2 billion per day hit on the U.S. The larger ships will further test the capacity of ports and canals and the skill of their captains and crews.
Elementum
MAY 26, 2022
2) Ship to the US and Western Europe. India and Brazil arrived on the scene as large, demand-driven markets, adding new depth to the full global picture. From 2015 to 2018, Amazon’s average delivery time decreased from 6 days to 3 days. In the 1990s, supply chain operations were relatively simple: . 1) Build in China; .
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Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.
Kinaxis
JUNE 19, 2017
Buy online, ship direct to consumer, return to brick and mortar store. Buy via mobile, ship to a third party location (like work or a hotel). Emerging economies, those classed as part of the E7 (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Turkey), are hitting the leaderboard of the top 10 countries with the most purchasing power.
Talking Logistics
MARCH 7, 2016
Here are a couple of charts from the press release: By 2045, total freight on all modes – air, vessel, pipeline, rail, and trucks – is projected to reach 25 billion tons (up from 18 billion tons in 2015) while the value is expected to grow to $37 trillion (up from $19.2 trillion in 2015).
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 19, 2016
This means that the world has opened up to countries like China, India, Brazil and Russia open for business. Even though there have been concerted efforts to reverse the downturn experienced in the year 2015, most shipping lines have not succeeded in reversing the trends in supply chain. Opportunities for New Markets.
Elementum
AUGUST 24, 2015
Both China and the United States, as of Monday, lost their 2015 growth. That’s bad for Brazil, which relies heavily on China’s copper imports. Consider changes in shipping costs: with the falling price of oil, can you afford to ship products further if you save money on production? and the Middle East.
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