Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2024
The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. For example, a redundant supply chain may have safety stocks, contingency contracts, multiple sourcing, and diversified networks to ensure the availability and continuity of supply.
The Network Effect
APRIL 9, 2016
Rwanda is a tiny country in Africa, the fourth smallest to be exact, but one making giant strides in embracing the latest technology. Yet this hasn’t stopped it fast becoming the technophile nation of Africa. ” Source: ReCode.net. Rwanda is at a distinct disadvantage. Here’s the Zip in action. New York Times.
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Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The Associated Press reports, “Canal authorities attributed the drought to the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change, and warned it was urgent for Panama to seek new water sources for both the canal’s operations and human consumption. In January Panamanian authorities slashed Panama Canal ship crossings by 36%.
NC State SCRC
APRIL 22, 2022
The authors then used industry sources to project demand and revenue for thee fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) vs. seven “green” metals (aluminum, cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, silver and zinc) that are critical to building an energy economy. There are other risks as well: logistics in these regions (especially Africa and Chile).
Resilinc
MARCH 28, 2023
Per the contract, Eni will deliver one LNG cargo per month between 2017 and 2032. However, on January 26 th , Eni warned it would not be able to deliver the LNG cargo to Pakistan because of a force majeure incident. Ahead of the EU oil ban, Russia started diverting petroleum products to North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Locus
JUNE 3, 2022
It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. Source: Statista.com. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. Ethical sourcing of goods. Download Now!
Locus
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. Presently, their major focus lies on local production, warehousing and strategic sourcing. Optimize sourcing decisions.
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