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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

Although rate volatility is expected to stabilize in 2017, organizations must do more with fewer resources to survive. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. This graph shows how quickly the surge begin and rise in 2017. Consumers have power.

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Most popular items on Supply Chain Movement – first 6 months 2017

Supply Chain Movement

A recap of the most popular articles on in 2017 so far. In Russia, Adidas increased sales in Moscow by double digits in 24 hours, thanks to a supply chain initiative. Overview of European supply chain events 2017. By far the most read article on Supply Chain Movement is Carlos Cordon’s blog: Supply Chain 4.0:

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

The world is rightfully concerned about Russia’s ruthless and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Russia is a commodities powerhouse and a key supplier of energy to Europe. Such an escalation, however, would place Russia, and the world, in a very dangerous place. ”[1]. ”[6]. Samuel Charap, a former U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Hasbro plans to further hike prices of toys, warns of $100 million Russia hit. Hasbro said that it would have to raise prices further to cope with soaring costs and warned of a potential revenue hit of about $100 million this year due to its decision to pause toy shipments to Russia. Supply chain cyberattacks jumped 51% in 2021.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Xeneta’s data analysis shows that containerized imports from the far east to the US increased substantially from 2017 to 2022. Xeneta’s analysis also shows that Russia substantially increased its import of goods from China. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most.

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Energy Crisis in Asia and Europe: The Supply Chain Impact

Resilinc

Compounding the problem, natural gas prices have risen due to cold weather, coupled with the effects on natural gas supplies of the Russia-Ukraine war. Per the contract, Eni will deliver one LNG cargo per month between 2017 and 2032. This is due to the fact that China allocated more budge to zero-Covid initiatives.

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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Turkey ranks number 38 th of the world’s countries for land area but 13 th in terms of its economy and GDP, which reached $2.286 trillion in 2017. In 2017, Turkey exported $155.2 billion in 2017, with China , Germany , Russia, the US , and Italy being the top import partners. Taxes equal 20.3% billion in goods.

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