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Mexico sees solid manufacturing growth, courtesy of nearshoring

Resilinc

Mexico is seeing strong growth in manufacturing. One CEO recently reported that merchandise that merchandise – which used to take 21 days to travel from China to the port of LA or port of Long Beach – now takes 159 days to get to the warehouse. market and secure redundant sources of supply. Due to strong U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The adjacent Port of Long Beach also saw a significant decline in container volume in March. Long Beach saw a 30 percent decline from 2022 as the port processed 603,878 containers compared with 863,156. The Port of Los Angeles processed 623,233 20-foot-equivalent containers, down 35 percent from last year’s 958,674.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

A few weeks ago I wrote that Little Brown Bakers, the manufacturer behind Girl Scout Cookies , is warning of unforeseen supply issues that will be impacting both manufacturing and distribution of its treats. The company reiterated that it is expecting to make more than $4 billion in cost reductions by the end of fiscal 2025.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. The auto industry makes up less than 9% of chip demand by revenue, and that figure is expected to increase by 10% per year until 2025. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.