Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

.” Tech journalist Madeline Bennett ( @MadBennett ) adds, “There is currently a vast amount of resources wasted across the shipping industry due to inefficient and error-prone manual processes. Wegrzyn and Eugenia Wang, “ The Pros and Cons of Blockchain in Supply Chain ,” The National Law Review, 25 August 2021. [2]

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. In 2021, the global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached a high of 416.45

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

The figure below shows the revenue share of the largest producers in 2021 for these green metals. There are other risks as well: logistics in these regions (especially Africa and Chile). Road density in Africa is among the world’s lowest, and only 800,000 km of the 2.8M

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Together with ZIM who was already diverting their Red Sea traffic, these carriers represent 56% of global capacity, meaning an estimated 17% of global volumes will be taking a longer, more expensive route from Asia around the southern coast of Africa to N.Europe and the Mediterranean, as well as some Asia – N. America traffic.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ 1] James Johnston, “ Minimising supply chain disruption with advanced analytics ,” IT in the Supply Chain, October 2021. [2] ”[7].

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 6, 2021

In March of 2021 the world was astonished when a large cargo ship, the Ever Given, became stuck in the Suez Canal. Virtually everyone is oblivious to the movement of any single cargo ship around the world. The blockage of the Suez Canal by this one ship immediately impacted global Supply Chains.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. million barrels of oil a day go through the canal, according to shipping journal Lloyd’s. – Lloyd’s Report, 2021.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 24, 2021

May 24, 2021 — Intelligent Audit, the renowned leader in global multi-modal freight audit and transportation spend analytics, once again has been recognized among Inbound Logistics magazine’s 2021 Top 100 Logistics IT Providers. Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.,

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Turvo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The cost of transporting a container by ship has tripled since extreme confinement was lifted. times more than the low of $800 in mid-April last year when shipping companies began to stop ships. times more than the low of $800 in mid-April last year when shipping companies began to stop ships.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

I loved the summary in the Economist article published on July 3, 2021, The Long Goodbye to COVID 19. Economist July 3, 2021. containers are received rom China for every container shipped. Global Chinese imports soared 61% in the first two months of 2021, and will become worse for the holiday period. Globally, 39.3%

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Food instability in Africa could be an outcome because Russia and Ukraine supply 29% of worldwide wheat exports and 17% of corn with significant exports to the middle east and Africa. As the price for ocean freight increased in 2021, more and more goods moved from China to Europe by rail through Russia.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

From 2021 to 2023, the platform saw a 44% increase in alerts related to extreme weather—growing from 244 disruptions in 2021 to 351 this past year. This drought impacted hydropower, disrupted shipping, and affected five million people in southern China, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A surplus of ships is likely 3. We expect shipping costs to drop in 2023 as we see a rush of new vessels next year. That could make container rates lower and cause shipping costs to drop. Labor issues raised many challenges in 2022, and the outlook remains unsteady, especially in the shipping industry, as we head into 2023.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 11, 2021

Today, despite COVID-19 slowing maritime traffic, piracy is thriving off the coast of West Africa and two of the shipping industry’s key players suffered cyberattacks just ahead of their peak season. The post Supply Chain and Procurement Transformation in 2021 appeared first on Bristlecone. Navigating Demand Volatility.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 12, 2022

Buying products in-store, then having them shipped to their homes. Sales growth on Shopify’s POS outpaced e-commerce growth in 2021, and this isn’t as surprising as one might assume. In-person returns save customers from the need to print a shipping label, package up returns, and get out that noisy roll of packing tape.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

The category started to see stocking challenges beginning in July 2021, and the situation has continued to worsen into 2022.”. The category started to see stocking challenges beginning in July 2021, and the situation has continued to worsen into 2022.”. ” We normally might pack an entire truck before we ship it.

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Vinculum

JULY 24, 2019

In 2021, over 2.14 Ease of shopping, product variety, secure payments and free shipping are some of the reasons that have made online shopping a huge success. 4) Africa. It makes it easier for sellers to store, pack and ship their products. billion people worldwide are expected to buy goods and services online [1].

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QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

The region’s automotive market alone was valued at nearly $128 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 7.1% India, Africa, Vietnam and Mexico also offer low-cost labor, but supply chains there must also be managed ethically and take time to build. through 2028. “A

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. Then, a decision was made on the canal's use.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption. East Coast.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Suez Canal News Update The Suez Canal is a crucial lane for global shipping, with 50-60 vessels of all types transiting each day for about 19,000 per year, including about 30% of global container traffic and more than a million barrels of crude oil per day. What to expect from shipping in the Suez Canal & Red Sea?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Supply Chain Matters alerts clients and readers to a potential replay of the 2021 disruption in global shipping and cascading supply chain disruption as a result of recent events. The cascading effects of the disruption reverberated among multiple industry supply chains and ocean container shipping schedules.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 7, 2024

As of 2021, it is the largest economic entity in the world. One of the largest entities in SASAC’s portfolio is shipping giant COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company) – (think of a state-run Maersk!) This includes many of the enterprises that are critical to supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 22, 2022

Our 2021 All Star Seasoned Leadership in Action Interviews! Before that I worked as Planning and Operations Manager for Bridgestone , Middle East, Africa, Pakistan & Afghanistan for 4 years. The obvious ones are current political issues like the Russia-Ukraine war, climate change and high shipping prices due to container issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

It has forced ships to reroute around the southern tip of Africa, driving up the cost for vessels for the longer voyage, though rates are still far below pandemic levels reached in 2021. Even with the new investments, it will still be shy of the near-$38 billion valuation that the company hit in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

The top five most expensive global ports for detention and demurrage (D&D) fees on cargo containers are all in the US, where such charges have increased during 2022 even as global average fees have fallen from their record highs of 2021, according to a report from logistics technology provider Container XChange. This is not normal.

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