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February 7, 2024 Update

Freightos

But With the majority of container carriers already avoiding the Red Sea, these further escalations in geopolitical conflicts are unlikely to have an additional impact on the container market.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

More than 12 million people are in need of humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war raging in Syria. CHEP’s Plant Network Optimization Team is reviewing the current state of UNHCR resources and conducting a detailed analysis of UNHCR’s supply chain network.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

Learn more about the effects of El Nino and what you can do to prepare your supply chain in our white paper: El Nino Supply Chain Impact Analysis. Global cotton supplies are considered especially vulnerable to worsening droughts, heat waves, and wildfires, according to an analysis by climate risk consultancy Acclimatise.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

The April 5 incident is one of hundreds in which massive cargo ships lost propulsion, many near bridges and ports, according to a Washington Post analysis of Coast Guard records. The ship dropped anchor just upstream from the even busier Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which carries about 200,000 vehicles per day. That’s all for this week.