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Allianz Safety and Shipping Review- The Good and Not Good

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights for the recently released Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report. Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report Global commercial and specialty insurance provider Allianz Commercial has released its annual review of trends and developments in global shipping and safety.

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

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How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Increased Prices Resulting from Shortages and Supply Chain Issues. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. How Labor Shortages Have Hurt the Supply Chain.

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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Even companies that serve markets and rely on supply chains that are not directly affected by the conflict are starting to feel the effects of the war. Let us dive deeper into how supply chains are getting disrupted. Then COVID induced disruptions elevated the need for investing in supply chain resilience.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

But in terms of transportation, the impacts won’t just be on fuel prices. FourKites , a provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions, has a big data set around transportation. Those shipments need to go by Ocean or the more expensive Air mode if ship berths can’t be found. electricity generation in 2020.

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

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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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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

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This drought impacted hydropower, disrupted shipping, and affected five million people in southern China, according to the World Meteorological Organization. El Nino El Niño, a cyclical climate pattern characterized by warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean, is expected to have significant implications for global supply chains in 2024.

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

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Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. Deep Impact (1998) In Deep Impact , a comet strikes the earth, creating a mega-tsunami that devastates the Atlantic coasts of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. and key regions worldwide.