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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

participation in global value chains over the last four decades in terms of partner countries, products and modes, with a focus on the last five years (2017-2022).” percent in 2017 and have since fallen to 16.5 The abstract notes that the research paper “ documents that shifts in the pattern of U.S. imports peaked at 21.6

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

GLOBAL TRADE NEWS Xeneta , an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform provider, investigated how growing geopolitical divisions are manifesting in a shift away from manufacturing in China, and an increase in friendshoring. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most.

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

As of 2017, industry makes up 36.2% Thailand’s 63 paved airports moved 2,134,149,001 mt-km of freight in 2015. In addition to its well-developed air freight infrastructure, Thailand also has a modern and robust transportation infrastructure of paved roads, rail and waterways. As of 2017, the rate was.7%, and Malaysia.

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Air Freight Trends to Watch in 2019

CH Robinson Transportfolio

What is your air freight strategy for the year ahead? The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. Airlines continue to hone their air freight capacity strategy. Two steps to take now.

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Air Freight Trends to Watch in 2019

CH Robinson Transportfolio

What is your air freight strategy for the year ahead? The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. Airlines continue to hone their air freight capacity strategy. Two steps to take now.

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg. Rumors are circling that the company is planning a launch in Singapore in early 2017.

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

Starting from the early 1990s, North American and European manufacturers made a beeline to set up factories in China, India, Vietnam and other Asian and African countries where labor was dirt-cheap and the cash-strapped governments of those countries were more than welcoming. Rising costs of labor in China and other places. in 2015, 3.9%