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Is It Time to Concentrate on Climate Adaptation?

Enterra Insights

Millions of people in Asia, in cities like Mumbai, Beijing, and Tokyo, would be uprooted and have to move inland. we’d watch places like Houston, San Francisco, and New York City — not to mention the entire state of Florida — slowly disappear into the sea.” … Dakar, Accra, Jeddah — gone. And in the U.S.,

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

According to data from Bloomberg Intelligence , container trade for the Asia to North America segment fell 26 percent during Q1 of this year. West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. The open question is whether such declines reflect a return to pre-pandemic shipping volumes. East Coast ports.

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

Latest Developments: The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which together comprise the main US gateway for imports from Asia, handled 132,564 fewer containers in February than they did the same month a year ago. The Port of Houston suspended operations at two container terminals after a staffer tested positive for COVID-19.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Emerging Issues for Procurement in Oil and Gas

Supply Chain View from the Field

This past week, I hosted a meeting with a small group of oil and gas procurement executives in Houston to share thoughts on some of the major trends occurring in oil and gas, changes to the global oil and gas organization structure, as well as the impacts on procurement capability in the emerging ecosystem.

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Panama Canal Has a Problem with No Easy Fix

Material Handling & Logistics

While the wide-body tankers that transport LNG would’ve had no chance of squeaking through the original steel locks built a century ago, they could easily traverse the bigger channel and shave 11 days off the trip to primary markets in Asia. in Houston. But 17 months in, it’s not quite working out as planned.

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Panama Canal Problem That's Got No Easy Fix

Material Handling & Logistics

While the wide-body tankers that transport LNG would’ve had no chance of squeaking through the original steel locks built a century ago, they could easily traverse the bigger channel and shave 11 days off the trip to primary markets in Asia. in Houston. But 17 months in, it’s not quite working out as planned.

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