Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 2, 2024

Many Container and Bulk Ships Forced to Sail Around Africa

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2021

Nearly a week ago, a cargo ship — which if it stood on its end would be taller than either the Empire State Building or Eiffel Tower — ran aground in the canal completely blocking the waterway. This blockage has created havoc in the global supply chain. Venturing south around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope adds at least 26 more days.”[3]

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. Wingcopter to deploy 12,000 drones across Africa. The Suzaka, a 750 gross-ton vessel, was powered by Orca AI, whose software helped the ship avoid hundreds of collisions autonomously. Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional. That’s all for this week.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Readers' choice! Significance.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

We were expected to stay in our silos and focus on ‘making, packing, shipping’ flawlessly. When I joined the profession 3 decades ago, as a newly minted engineer, supply chain folks were seen as ‘backroom boys’ (yes, there were virtually no women then). But took the blame when supply disruptions affected the business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 25, 2021

A massive container ship blocking the Suez Canal showed no signs of budging for a third day, forcing container carriers and other vessels to weigh costly and time-consuming voyages around Africa that threaten to destabilize the already fragile underpinnings of global trade.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

One Network has years of experience in healthcare supply networks that provide medicines and vaccines to hundreds of millions of people in Africa and around the globe. A real-time network platform offers your best solution with Global Supply-Demand Matching and process orchestration across business partners with dynamic reallocation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

As a result Zipline’s business and reach in Africa is expanding. Singapore for example has allowed for delivery to ships in its waters. While delivering medicines, food and spare parts, Skyports electric drones by design also eliminate all of the carbon emissions and much of the danger in ship to ship cargo transfers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 31, 2022

Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit. The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Responding to global disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 12, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. MSC Mediterranean Shipping. Panasonic Holdings. billion euros.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past. 2023 Outlook for Vehicle Exports and Global Ocean Freight With COVID-19 regulations relaxing worldwide, both car production and the consumer demand for new vehicles is surging.

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Freightos

MAY 26, 2015

We’ve rounded up our 10 favorite supply chain and logistics infographics and videos that paint a picture of the global supply chain. So here are 10,000 words that prove, beyond any doubt, just how vast the global supply chain is: 1: Global ship traffic…from space. 2: The Life of a Shipping Container.

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Shipchain

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

SHIP Staking is Open. They do this by “staking” or “delegating” their SHIP tokens to validators — that is, the users give validators their support by proxying their tokens to their preferred validators. Any SHIP token holder can choose which validators it wishes to support. Chaitaly Mehta: Director, EKF Global Logistics Pvt Ltd.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

This time the transition will bring windfalls to countries dubbed the “green-commodity superpowers” The authors constructed a simple scenario for the use of ten “energy-linked” commodities in 2040, assuming that global warming by 2100 stays below 2 degrees C.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Fresh Del Monte has been looking for additional ways to grow its distribution network and leverage underutilized assets, including shipping vessels, transportation vehicles, warehouses, and now its cold storage infrastructure. About Fresh Del Monte Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

”[1] Tech writer Jeannie Kever ( @JEKever ) adds, “Blockchain technology has the potential to transform the global supply chain and improve both the speed and security of handling the flow of goods at international borders. But researchers say big questions remain about how the transformation will unfold.”[2] ”[11].

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RFgen

JULY 13, 2016

All of this comes as the world’s consumer goods industry leaders met at the CGF Global Summit in South Africa to discuss initiatives in global food safety and development. Efforts are being made by the CGF Global Summit to diversify and expand food supply chains while protecting consumers. Sustainable Food Supply.

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RFgen

JULY 13, 2016

All of this comes as the world’s consumer goods industry leaders met at the CGF Global Summit in South Africa to discuss initiatives in global food safety and development. Efforts are being made by the CGF Global Summit to diversify and expand food supply chains while protecting consumers. Sustainable Food Supply.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. We are re-writing the rules. The outcomes are less predictable or clear.

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20Cube Logistics

APRIL 9, 2020

We are in regular touch with our shipping lines, Govt. We, through our location offices in Australia, Sri Lanka, East Africa, China and Dubai including India are sending regular updates that will help our customers globally, make arrangements for their consignments to be delivered to the final destination.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

In 1966, HEINEKEN became one of the first Dutch companies to adopt container shipping. Decades later, they would debut a climate-efficient shipping route between their brewery and the port of Rotterdam. To learn more about these efforts, we spoke with Wilko Sierksma , HEINEKEN’s manager for Network Design and Global S&OP. .

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

Two years ago we opened production cooperations in South Africa and China and we are currently building another cooperation in North America. For all the production cooperations, the customer has one point of contact, that is Weidmann, and we communicate with the production partners and they ship parts based on our orders.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It is done by Logistrap in Mexico, they reduced their space within the warehouses and container ships to transport more within the same number of trips (Logistrap, 2020). Calcutta, India: IGI Global. Johannesburg, South Africa : Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University Of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Supply chains are a mess, inflation is on the rise, the pandemic lingers, natural disasters are intensifying, fraud is growing more prevalent, and global tensions are increasing. James Johnston ( @JamesA_Johnston ), Regional Vice President at Cloudera, notes, “Supply chains can be considered the lifeblood of the global economy.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. In 2021, the global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached a high of 416.45 First things first: Climate change is real.

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Resilinc

MARCH 28, 2023

This blog looks at the latest impacts of the energy crisis hitting the EU and Asia, including the industries affected, the outlook for global markets, and the overall supply chain impact. 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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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Together with ZIM who was already diverting their Red Sea traffic, these carriers represent 56% of global capacity, meaning an estimated 17% of global volumes will be taking a longer, more expensive route from Asia around the southern coast of Africa to N.Europe and the Mediterranean, as well as some Asia – N.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Other refrigerated transportation modes include airplanes, ships and railcars. Information management systems are transforming the cold chain by providing route optimization, warehousing and shipping documentation, key performance indicators, scanning equipment phone apps and the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Other refrigerated transportation modes include airplanes, ships and railcars. Information management systems are transforming the cold chain by providing route optimization, warehousing and shipping documentation, key performance indicators, scanning equipment phone apps and the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2016

Other refrigerated transportation modes include airplanes, ships and railcars. Information management systems are transforming the cold chain by providing route optimization, warehousing and shipping documentation, key performance indicators, scanning equipment phone apps and the ability to turn data into actionable insights.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

In 1966, HEINEKEN became one of the first Dutch companies to adopt container shipping. Decades later, they would debut a climate-efficient shipping route between their brewery and the port of Rotterdam. To learn more about these efforts, we spoke with Wilko Sierksma , HEINEKEN’s manager for Network Design and Global S&OP. .

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Elementum

OCTOBER 8, 2015

of the overall global sales—and much of that growth is coming from developing economies. We examine the benefits and obstacles to e-commerce in Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 6, 2021

In March of 2021 the world was astonished when a large cargo ship, the Ever Given, became stuck in the Suez Canal. Virtually everyone is oblivious to the movement of any single cargo ship around the world. The blockage of the Suez Canal by this one ship immediately impacted global Supply Chains.

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