Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Descartes is a public company headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. temperature, shock, and humidity) are available through the GLN for over-the-road transportation via Descartes MacroPoint and global air freight via Descartes BLE for high-value shipments for major airlines and ground handling agents at 450 airports worldwide.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2021

China, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Germany are the top 5 exporters to the USA. The US imported the most goods from Canada until 2007 when China replaced our neighbor to the north. The surge in ships arriving from Asia put West Coast ports under stress, which started in November and thus far has continued through into the summer months.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

FedEx Express introduces new routes between Asia and Europe. FedEx Express has announced the launch of a new route between Asia and Europe. Customers in North Asia, including China and Japan, will benefit from increased connection and service dependability as a result of the route. We will have to wait and see.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2022

Even though only a fraction of the food eaten in the United States is imported, with much of that coming from Mexico and Canada, the ripple effects of the conflict in Ukraine will conspire to further drive-up food prices and keep them high into next year. Historically, most of the largest Russian diamonds go to Asia.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. Stated drivers of the changed routings from Asia to U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 16, 2022

Canada Import Industry Benefits From UPS Peak/Demand Surcharge Change. Although many things have been unpredictable over the last couple of years, the most predictable thing has been the steady increase in costs for transportation services. UPS Sees Positive Potential for Autonomous Air Cargo Transport.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 7, 2015

How Asia challenges beverage supply chains. If you aren’t familiar with Asia, the unique complexities it piles onto your beverage supply chain are hard to see. If you live here, you know that to understand diversity of Asia, one only needs to look at our cuisine. In Asia, rules of the beverage supply chain have to be rewritten.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2015

Canada-Mexico trade continues to heat up thanks in part to the growing number of company’s near-shoring operations to North America, particularly to Mexico, from Asia. Guest Commentary Logistics Outsourcing Logistics Service Providers Reverse Logistics Transportation'

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Another crucial software system is the transport management system (TMS). Linked to the WMS, the TMS coordinates transport with the rest of the operation.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

These conditions could potentially impact supply chain logistics and transportation by sea, air, and land. While the system often brings heavy rainfall to the Southern US and Mexico, this can result in drought in other regions such as Australia, Indonesia, parts of southern Asia, and Central and West Africa.

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Resilinc

MARCH 12, 2024

Now, ships are avoiding Egypt’s Suez Canal, the shortest maritime route from Europe to Asia and one of the world’s most important waterways, which accounts for about 12% of the world’s shipping traffic. This is causing longer journeys, which have added costs, increased oil prices, and increased insurance premiums.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Half of the global manufacturing is based in Asia. consumers began buying electronics, vehicles, exercise gear, and other products on a scale that exceeded historic demand forecasts, backlogs and delays manifested in our Asia-dependent supply chains. Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America. For example, U.S.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Iran-backed rebels have used drones and rockets to target foreign-owned ships transporting goods through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Suez Canal. Shipping analysts Xeneta estimate every journey between Asia and Northern Europe could cost an extra $1m (£790,000).

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. Exports of strawberries, immensely popular in Asia, also increased by 29.7 Japanese sake exports increased 33.7 percent to 23.4 billion yen, lifted by online shopping.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2023

In a published Supply Chain Matters posting in March , we highlighted for readers a published report by the Economist that surveyed actions on the part of various companies toward securing alternative forms of supply networks across other parts of Asia , in addition to China. and Canada.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2018

administration, and after a lot of back and forth negotiations between the US, Mexico, and Canada over the past year, a new agreement has been reached which is set to be signed soon. Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), I asked Jose to evaluate the impact of NAFTA — was it positive or negative? “I What’s changed? NAFTA’s impact.

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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. subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Limited, Del Monte Canada, or Del Monte Asia Pte.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Canada and Mexico Seek to Head Off U.S. It seeks to prohibit UPS from using drones, driverless vehicles and other new technology to transport, deliver or pick up packages, innovations that would curb demand for labor. Mexico, and Canada over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are reportedly at a standstill.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

Environmentalists are also quick to point out that extended value chains increase both transportation and environmental costs of doing business. Canada-Mexico supply chain can monitor and respond to changing needs quickly and accurately. “Building domestic supply chains in the U.S. He suggests near-shoring (i.e.,

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change. Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

China, Canada, Spain and elsewhere. Freight brokers in Asia said about 540,000 containers are expected to face delivery delays that one of them said could range from a few days to more than a month. With Hanjin’s capacity on the sidelines, rates have also spiked this past week, as much as $1,300 more per container in some cases.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

although some are in Europe, South America, and Asia. If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Nulogy : xChange 2018 , May 6-8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2020

It’s not only physical commodities that are in need, it could also be transportation, distribution, or even warehousing related space or activities to move vital supplies and equipment around. These have led to manufacturing, transportation, and other related strikes and protests. Sharpen the saw.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

although some are in Europe, South America, and Asia. If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. Nulogy : xChange 2019 , TBA (2018: May 6-8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada).

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ShipBob

MAY 19, 2022

and Canada. Since packages have to travel longer distances and through multiple transportation methods, there’s also a higher risk of damage in transit. Transporting goods from one country to another is not only expensive and time-consuming, but it can also come with several legal implications. and Canada. Black Claw.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

Using its business environment rankings to evaluate the potential of countries in the region, the EIU singled out Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, and Colombia as well positioned to compete with Asia in supply chains. The plan is to create the first rail network connecting the US, Mexico, and Canada.

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2016

According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, Mexico ranks number eight out of 40 countries including Canada, Sweden, and Vietnam. Europe and Asia Follow Suit. Some companies in Europe and Asia are also looking to grow their Mexican presence. Lower costs and proximity to the U.S. Branching Out.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 3, 2021

North American companies are comparing sourcing products from Asia, which has multiple modes of emissions, to building/sourcing products in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. Will companies award business to transportation providers because they have electric vehicles and new equipment?

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Tompkins Blog

JULY 14, 2014

Retailers rely heavily on these ports for imported goods coming in from Asia. Savvy shippers have also diversified West Coast destinations to include Vancouver and Prince Rupert in Canada where labor disputes are not at issue. Blog Post Asia Global Ports Shipping Transportation' How could this affect them in the long run?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 29, 2014

As I consider my choices, I realize how different my life would be if I hadn’t become a pricing analyst in the logistics industry or if I hadn’t accepted the role of global marketing coordinator in Asia earlier this year. I didn’t fully understand supply chains until working in the transportation industry. In my new role as the C.H.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In its current form the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and 11 Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries (Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand). The United States currently has FTA’s with six (6) of the 11 TPP countries.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

The Ottawa, Canada based provider at the time had experienced five years of growth in five months as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, requiring an all-out effort to support new customer needs.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In late spring of 2015, Elemental’s staff boxed up several servers and sent them to Ontario, Canada, for the third-party security company to test, the person says. As the British journalist Rose George documents in her book Ninety Percent of Everything , some 100,000 enormous freight ships transport 90 percent of the world’s trade.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

Radiant Logistics Announces Plan to Acquire Canada-Based Lomas Logistics. and South America, collects, cleanses and commercializes logistics trade data from over 50 nations across 5 continents, including key markets in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the European Union. Hunt Head to Arbitration (WSJ – sub.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Neth Daño, Asia director of the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration, insists, “Precision farming is actually designed for large industrial operations. .” Obviously, market development and productivity go hand-in-hand; however, in this conclusion of the article, I want to focus primarily on productivity.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

There remains speculation that permanent shifts in container routings from Asia to the U.S. Companies located predominately in the United States , but including some in Canada and Mexico , reportedly ordered 44,100 robots in 2022, representing an 11 percent year-over-year increase.

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