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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 66% of consumers are concerned that supply chain issues will never end ( Chain Store Age ). 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items.

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White House Announces Latest Plans for Supply Chain Resilience

Resilinc

The newly formed White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience (CSCR) is clear proof that resilience and security are top of mind not only for private organizations but also for our U.S. This center aims to improve supply chain resilience by addressing risks and vulnerabilities at U.S. government.

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. End to end logistics visibility technology provider projet44 provided Supply Chain Matters the below chart depicting median import and export dwell times for the Port of Los Angeles that depicts the actual daily impacts.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers that were dealing with the China to North America trade lanes were already operating in crisis mode. They are predicting Ocean is going to increase 2-3x from $10,000 to container to over $30,000 per container and that Air freight spot rates and lead times are going to increase 3-4 times.

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When Government and Business Global Supply Chain Forces Can Collide

Supply Chain Matters

The President acknowledged that the pandemic disrupted global supply chains and that there is an added sense of restoring added manufacturing and supply chain capability domestically. He specifically stated: “ Instead of relying on foreign supply chains, let’s make it in America. ” Modified U.S.