NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The conflict in the Ukraine is expected to continue throughout 2022, and will likely be a contracted conflict that will continue for perhaps five years or more. The EU economies will also be hit, especially Germany and Eastern Europe as we go into winter in 2022. The forecast is that the EU GDP growth will be reduced by 1.3 Not likely.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Driver shortage eases slightly in 2022 but relief likely temporary. The truck driver shortage eased slightly in 2022, after more than 90% of TL carriers raised pay last year, but the industry still faces its second-largest number of vacancies on record, American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said Tuesday.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. This was a noted challenge for major U.S. All rights reserved.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

Retail return rates for 2022 appear to be leveling off, according to data from the National Retail Association and research partner, Appriss. billion in retail returns will be made in 2022 - 16.5% According to the company, it provides a faster, greener, and more cost-effective way to leverage existing inventory.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

To learn more about the future of logistics, tune as they give a preview of the topics for their upcoming Manifest conference happening in 2023 like sustainability, connecting the ecosystem, machine learning, and intelligent infrastructure. By the way, we should also mention Manifest had its first conference in 2022, right?

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 14, 2022

It’s been a crazy month plus - new customers, three conferences, and a couple of podcasts and webinars. The EIA expects the Brent price will average $117/b in March, $116/b in 2Q22, and $102/b in the second half of 2022. an article is well, well overdue…my apologies. for the 12 months ending February.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Meanwhile, a couple of states are taking matters into their own hands… I may be mistaken but I believe the state of Washington is the first state to require bathroom access to truck drivers at ports effective June 9, 2022. Check out some recent articles : JOC - Bargain shoppers accelerate US retail inventory shift (Thanks Bill!)

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 31, 2022

from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 due to higher general rate increases and fuel surcharges. Indeed, positioning inventory closer to customers and providing fast and efficient delivery is the key to success for retailers in terms of financial and customer satisfaction. In June, I’ll be heading to a couple of conferences.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

New COVID variant outbreaks occurring across broader areas of China, leading to added restrictions and material movement disruptions, now becoming more concerning both for industry supply chains, and for China ’s stated GDP goals for 2022. Friedman went on to articulate that transit times to move inventory from Asia to the U.S.

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Freightos

MARCH 23, 2023

This year’s recent TPM – the annual transpacific maritime conference hosted by the Journal of Commerce in Long Beach, CA at the end of February – was a combination of post-pandemic debrief, projections for the rest of the year and beyond, and lessons learned. What happens next? The downturn may be painful (for some), but is not unusual.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 16, 2023

Körber Supply Chain Software (Körber SCS) hosted its 2023 Elevate User Conference in Orlando this week. The conference theme was finding your rhythm – a fitting metaphor for supply chains across the globe as they return to more predictable patterns after experiencing disruptive fits and starts over the last couple years.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

5 Immediate Impacts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 By Nat Josef Just when it seemed like bipartisanship was going the way of the dinosaurs, Congress recently came together to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on June 16th. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.)

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 6, 2022

On March 31, 2022, President Biden announced initiatives to encourage the domestic production of energy-efficient technology and crude oil supply. In President Biden’s press conference , he shared that the two primary causes of this enormous strategic oil reserves release were COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

In any typical year, companies around the globe must factor the New Year shutdown into their inventory management plans. National Fisheries Institute Global Seafood Market Conference on January 17, 2023, agreed that the just-in-time model is floating belly-up. Pilot Freight Services’ purchase of LTL company American Linehaul Corp.

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