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U.S. to Build $553M Deep-Water Shipping Terminal in Sri Lanka

Supply Chain Brain

The Port of Colombo has been operating near its capacity since 2021, meaning the new terminal will enable the continued growth of economies located in the Bay of Bengal.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

He was then posted to Mumbai, India as General Manager, South Asia, overseeing the growth and development of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In April 2021, Mark expanded his role to as Managing Director of APAC & EMEA. In year 2008, Mark joined BMT, based in the Hong Kong office. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Supply Chain Market Report – August 2022

Elementum

Since June 2021, the strength of the US dollar has increased by almost 19% — and in July the dollar hit 108 on the DXY. Global debt as of 2021 was $303T, up a whopping 34% from the previous year. (In Foreign holdings of Long-term US securities were up from $20T in 2020 to $26T in 2021. Cash reserves. In 2020, it was $226T.)

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Pursue Supplier Collaboration as a Pillar of Sustainability 

Logility

It’s been almost 60 years since Leonard Read wrote “ I, Pencil: My Family Tree ,” in which he marvels that no single person knows how to make a pencil, but via the power of a global supply network stretching from Sri Lanka to Oregon, millions of people collaborate to bring pencils to market for 10 cents apiece. PC demand soars ?

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Which Industries Have Been Impacted by UFLPA?

Resilinc

Shipments from China and Vietnam account for most of the shipments stopped by CBP, followed by Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. And, while cotton imports were down, cotton product imports were $8B higher compared to 2021. UFLPA may be having an impact on cotton in the US. Currently, U.S.