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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500. By October, it was up to $6,000-$6,500 per FEU.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

Drought in China Impact on Supply Chain The Yangtze River Basin, home to Asia’s longest river, boasts a staggering annual cargo volume of over 3 billion tonnes. Geopolitical cooperation is crucial in tackling climate change, evidenced by initiatives like the Paris Agreement binding 196 countries since 2015.

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Online retailer Hepsiburada wants own delivery network

Supply Chain Movement

E-commerce in Turkey is growing rapidly. The population is young, Internet penetration and use of social media is very high, everyone has at least one credit card and the cargo network is widespread. E-commerce still only accounts for 1 to 1.5 % of retail shopping in Turkey (excluding ticketing, such as airline flights).

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Turkey’s leading online retailer Hepsiburada wants own delivery network

Supply Chain Movement

E-commerce in Turkey is growing rapidly. The population is young, Internet penetration and use of social media is very high, everyone has at least one credit card and the cargo network is widespread. E-commerce still only accounts for 1 to 1.5 % of retail shopping in Turkey (excluding ticketing, such as airline flights).

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

The variety of attacks include targeting the oil infrastructure, hijacking and cargo theft through to contraband smuggling, extortion and kidnapping schemes. . Supply chain terror attacks occur at higher rates include Colombia, India, and Turkey. “It Over the past 10 years, an average of 3.1 attacks have occurred each week.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. August 2015 saw the opening of the New Suez Canal, which cost over $8 billion and increased the depth to 24 meters (78 feet). billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 More than 1.14

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

That’s a big ask, despite reports that four-way grain export talks between Turkey, the United Nations, Ukraine, and Russia finally appear to have reached a breakthrough. In 2015, it stood at around $5.40. Agreement Signed, But Can it Hold? Now it is more than $12.00. Australia Supply Chain: Fruit and Veg Shortages.