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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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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

Already reeling from the effects of the two-year COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains around the world, encompassing a wide range of industries, are now seeing increasing disruption caused by another massive crisis of our times, Russia’s war on Ukraine. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. A growing global warehouse capacity crunch.

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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic. In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic. Supply chains aren’t conventionally built on the notion of flexibility. E-commerce is here to stay.