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Supply Chain Risk Report: Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Resilinc

As people in the Ukraine and around the world anxiously monitor the threat of war with Russia, supply chain managers must take stock of the risks to their supply chains and focus on potential mitigation measures. Russia produces about 12% of the world’s oil and is Europe’s largest natural gas supplier.

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Energy Crisis in Asia and Europe: The Supply Chain Impact

Resilinc

Compounding the problem, natural gas prices have risen due to cold weather, coupled with the effects on natural gas supplies of the Russia-Ukraine war. Ahead of the EU oil ban, Russia started diverting petroleum products to North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. Aerospace & Defense will see higher costs for jet fuel.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

This new partnership comes just months after Mattel sent two Barbie dolls into space as part of a collaboration with the International Space Station National Lab to encourage girls to consider aerospace, engineering and STEM careers. Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies.

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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

Industries impacted include semiconductors, high-tech, automotive, aerospace, and telecommunications. Only a handful of companies in Japan, Russia, South Korea, and Canada produce gallium at the required level of purity; and that only accounts for 20% of global gallium exports. Which Industries Will Be Impacted?

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8 Countries and Regions Latest Sanctions Against Russia

Resilinc

Over the past year, Resilinc’s supply chain disruption monitoring platform EventWatch AI has sent out 242 alerts on sanctions against Russia. The most extreme sanctions have impacted supply and manufacturing capabilities across the Energy, Aerospace, Transportation, Chemicals, Metals, and Automotive industries. billion in 2021, to £2.2

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up: March 4 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Industries served by Expeditors include aerospace, automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, retail , among others. Toyota Halts Production Operations in Russia. Yesterday, the company indicated in a filing with the U.S.

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Two Important Questions About the Future of Freight Moves

Talking Logistics

In recent years, the aerospace heavyweights Boeing and Northrop Grumman have developed airships; Russia, Brazil, and China have built or conceived prototypes, and Canada has designs for a few of them, including the Solar Ship, which looks like a bloated stealth bomber, with solar panels spread across the top of helium-filled wings.

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