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Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives by Luc Kremers , Vice President – Asia Pacific, BCI Global Reshoring is accelerating as American and European companies want to de-risk their supply chains from geopolitical developments and supply chain disruptions.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions. The port closure disrupts the inbound and outbound flows of vehicles and parts, affecting the operations and sales of automakers, dealers, and suppliers.

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Energy Crisis in Asia and Europe: The Supply Chain Impact

Resilinc

February 2023 saw supply chain struggles continue across Asia and Europe due to dwindling energy supplies, ongoing effects of COVID-19, high inflation, and more. Asia Energy Crisis Currently, both China and Pakistan are suffering a major energy crunch from dwindling energy supplies and high global gas prices.

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

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. A prime example is how governments in the Middle East have begun to rethink food security targets after the disruptions to their food supply chains.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Wingcopter to deploy 12,000 drones across Africa. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”. Shortages of baby formula began to take effect last summer amid supply chain disruptions, product recalls, and inflation.

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Building Signs for Another Global Maritime Disruption

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters alerts clients and readers to a potential replay of the 2021 disruption in global shipping and cascading supply chain disruption as a result of recent events. As expected, shipping rates are now rising on Asia to Europe routing, reportedly up 62 percent since the end of November.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part One

Enterra Insights

McKinsey & Company analysts, Ziad Haider , Andrew Grant, and Anke Raufuss , add, “In between navigating the fallout from Europe and unfolding strategic competition in Asia, multinational corporations must also manage a host of long-tail political risks and conflicts across other geographies, including Africa and South Asia.”[6]