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Doing Our Part To Help Logistics Companies Adapt to COVID-19

Freightos

In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. Land travel restrictions in Asia extended Chinese New Year, dropping ocean freight demand, which, just weeks later, spiked when the shutdown ended. Meanwhile, massive passenger airline restrictions dramatically reduced air cargo capacity, sending rates through the roof.

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Supply Chain Impacts from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Logistics Viewpoints

I believe many of us are spending an abundance of time reading about the Russia-Ukraine war. According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), Ukraine’s top exports (2019) are agricultural commodities such as wheat, corn, and seed oils; iron ore, and iron. It is certainly worthy of our concerns as individuals.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part Two: Climate Risks

Enterra Insights

Vásquez told the Associated Press, “In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the passageway saw 20% less cargo and 791 fewer ships than the same period the year before.” The editorial board at The Washington Post points out, “This is not just Panama’s problem. Unfortunately. ” How bad have things become? .”[3]

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2019)

Talking Logistics

” This is just stating the obvious. ” This is just stating the obvious. ” This is just stating the obvious. req’d) Global Blue Chips Intensify Efforts to Increase Supply Chain Transparency (WSJ – sub. req’d) Global Blue Chips Intensify Efforts to Increase Supply Chain Transparency (WSJ – sub.

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Coronavirus and the Trade War: A Perfect Storm Argument for SMB Supply Chain Diversification

Freightos

As airlines canceled flights, and ports contended with no cargo to ship and no workers to operate, air cargo and ocean freight have been disrupted, with ocean carriers losing millions each week. The coronavirus outbreak has the whole global community concerned and hoping for the swift containment of this humanitarian crisis. .

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Air Passenger Travel is Climbing, is Capacity Relief on the Way?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Air freight has been in nonstop peak-season mode despite pandemic-induced capacity decline, while other disruptions, such as the Suez Canal blockage, drove even more demand to air. Though vaccine distribution is increasing, and we are seeing a spike in passenger travel, capacity relief is not on the horizon.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.