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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

million in 2022 to 39 million by 2030. The main destinations of vehicle exports were Europe, Middle East and Africa and South America. 2022 was characterized by scarce transportation capacity and exceptionally high shipping container rates in first half of the year.

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4 Crucial Commodities to Watch in 2023

Resilinc

And in 2021, Apple reported that 13% of cobalt shipped in its products came from recycling. Department of Energy), global demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to increase more than 5X by 2030. Companies that use cobalt are pushing for changes. Despite a desire for change, mining in DRC continues.

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China’s Historic Silk Road is Resurrected from the Rubble

Elementum

In 2013, President Xi Jin Ping introduced an initiative to construct a modern-day equivalent of the Silk Road as part of the country’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With similar economic interests in the Middle East and South America, China must find ways to facilitate expanding trade with these regions.

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