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This Week in Logistics News (November 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The trade partnership includes the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand – accounting for the vast majority of Asia Pacific regional economic output.

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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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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

High-temperature alloys, created primarily using cobalt, are essential for advanced technologies like semiconductor fabrication, electric vehicle batteries, and aerospace products. Cobalt is a crucial element in the high-tech industry due to its unique properties and versatile applications.

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China, Tariffs, and Trade Policy. What’s Going On?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Per CSMS# 18-00372 , as of June 1, 2018, all countries will be subject to the 232 tariffs except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and South Korea for steel; for aluminum, all countries will be subject except Argentina and Australia. Aerospace products and parts. Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, and equipment. Ships and boats.

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How Arena Helps Nascent UAM Industry Take Flight

Arena Solutions

In the Asian market, the Jeju Island in South Korea recently announced that tourists will be able to hop on a UAM or air taxi to shuttle to major tourist spots using coastal routes between three heavily frequented locations in Jeju by 2025. A new flight path on the horizon with PLM and QMS solutions.

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Global Trade and Decoupling from China

Enterra Insights

Apart from China, it includes Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and 10 Southeast Asian nations, from Indonesia and Vietnam to Thailand and Singapore. … The population of the countries now part of the deal equals roughly a third of humanity.”[4]. ”[4]. .”[6]

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