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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

SCMDOJO

Russia’s Arctic Expansion: A Long-Term Strategy While the world is currently focused on the conflict in Ukraine, Russia is quietly expanding its military presence in the Arctic, building new bases in the region. Russia’s strategic location between Europe and Asia places it in a vital position for trade.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. million by 2030. million to 75.3

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. This rollout is just the beginning of what is expected to be thousands of Amazon’s custom electric delivery vehicles in more than 100 cities by the end of this year—and 100,000 across the US by 2030. Winsupply to partner with Drone Express.

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How AI Can Help Alleviate the Global Food Security Crisis, Part 1

Enterra Insights

Recent reports from the UN state that the world is not on track to reach its goal of zero hunger by 2030. It has disrupted agriculture exports from Russia and Ukraine, two of the biggest producers of grain, accounting for 24% of global wheat exports by trade value, 57% of sunflower seed oil exports and 14% of corn from 2016 to 2020.

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EV Startups: Growing with the Shift to ACES

QAD

The proposal landed as a bomb for many but it was not the first message from the policymakers; UK had already last year proposed an ICE ban by 2030, Norway by 2025 and several cities across Europe (Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona) have plans for phasing out diesel and petrol within the next few years. All this while fighting against time.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

The last 18 months have been very good for petrochemical manufacturers—and not so good for their customers in a wide range of industries. This year has brought another round of pain for the vast array of manufacturers that depend on petrochemical inputs. Natural gas prices worldwide have also risen sharply, and in the U.S.,

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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. Natural gas prices in Europe and curbs on exports from Russia and China are expected to keep fertilizer in high demand through 2023, which will lower crop yields. Consultancy UK). Deloitte Global).