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Energy Crisis in Asia and Europe: The Supply Chain Impact

Resilinc

While in 2022 Pakistan received oil supplies from Qatar, Nigeria, Egypt, and Italy, this year supplies from Nigeria and Qatar are set to fall. Consider this: in January 2022, globally Qatar exported 7.2M tons; this January Qatar exported only 5.7M Aerospace & Defense will see higher costs for jet fuel.

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The decrease of air freight, an opportunity for commercial airlines?

KEPLER Consulting

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) attributes this decline to rising kerosene prices, Sino-American trade tensions and protests in Hong Kong – forcing world’s first cargo airport to shut down temporarily. Contrary to public opinion, the decline in traffic affects both commercial airlines and all-cargo airlines.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The countdown is officially on for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Instead, due to the climate in Qatar, the tournament was pushed out to November and December. This, along with a host of controversies, have led many to believe that awarding Qatar with the World Cup was a blatant mistake. shift to electric heavy-duty vehicles.

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A Year In Events: Looking Back At 2016 (US Edition)

EcoVadis

During the conference, Coca-Cola issued a strong call to action against paid recruitment practices (highly prevalent in south and southeast Asia) and CH2M discussed the FIFA human rights scandal in Qatar, giving first-hand proof that Tier 2 service suppliers are not immune to negative publicity and front page coverage around human rights.