Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

I’m running short on time, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon patented a highway network that controls self-driving cars and trucks (Recode). Japan to subsidize pickup lockers to reduce parcel deliveries (Nikkei Asian Review). What’s the common thread here?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping. China Approves Merger of Cosco, China Shipping (WSJ- sub. SAP Launches Enhanced Supply Chain Execution Software for Faster Logistics Planning. billion in cash (pending approval by U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As we have noted in this thread of updates, to a further extent, shipments from Asia eastward that traverse the Panama Canal are an important added backdrop to ocean transport disruption impacts. Further, Japan based shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines indicated a belief that this disruption could extend thru the balance of 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

Online commerce platform provider Shopify , often compared to Amazon in the ability to support small and mid-sized businesses create and maintain an online shipping presence, announced thi9s week its intent to acquire end-to-end online logistics San Francisco based fulfillment provider Deliverr for a reported $2.1 billion.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Gen Z do not necessarily follow that the education is the ONLY core of career growth especially after a few economic debacles like 2008 financial crisis, the Japan nuclear crisis and the tsunami. He is a Certified Logistics Professional from The Logistics Society, Singapore. OPEN-MINDED AND DEDICATED TO SOCIAL CAUSE.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Two weeks ago, 160 ships were stuck waiting to pass through the canal, carrying everything from auto parts, Barbie dolls, and diabetes test kits, according to Reuters. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on size—to move ships through the canal.

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Elementum

APRIL 25, 2016

The e-commerce logistics market is under particular pressure as consumers are not only demanding quality products but fast and reliable delivery services as well. Challenges for the e-commerce logistics market. Next to China and India, Southeast Asia is also poised to become one of the biggest e-commerce markets in the world.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Those are some of the questions I discussed with Jose Minarro, SVP of Customs at Transplace , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. It helped develop skilled workers for the factories and professionals such as engineers and logistics specialists to run them. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Commentary related to January’s PMI and logistics data can be accessed at this web link. Global Wide Production Activity. reported for January.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Shipping costs are also expected to spike upwards. It raised its prowess from running mere factories to one that offered a complete value chain: from research and development to shipping and fulfillment. In the past, Japanese brands moved their manufacturing operations from high-cost Japan to low-cost countries.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 9, 2019

this season, an above-average year is anticipated for East Asia that could affect production of consumer electronics sourced from China and Taiwan and more advanced technology products from Japan and nearby regions.”[1] While Resilience360 predicts a slightly below average number of hurricanes will affect the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Compared to the 1,382 containers on average lost per year between 2008-2019 as reported by The World Shipping Council, that’s a big jump. Although vessel accidents are unplanned and usually unpredictable, there are steps you can take before you ship so you’re not scrambling when you get the news your freight was involved in an accident.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 11, 2023

Collaboration in the “Material Bank® Japan” sample marketplace for order fulfillment of interior design and construction materials. The two companies will introduce 25 Locus AMRs, the first in Japan, to the Material Bank® Japan HUB (Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture) to realize an ESG-friendly and high productivity logistics scheme.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Some ports are quarantining arriving ships for 14 days. Ocean Freight.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

It helps to have a reliable, global logistics provider that understands what’s at stake—a provider that works closely with the organization to meet special industrial logistics requirements. The manufacturers, key suppliers, and customer industries of semiconductor device makers are global, with a strong Asia presence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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.

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Elementum

JUNE 4, 2015

In recent years, China has seen increasing competition from other low-cost manufacturing hubs like Southeast Asia, a decrease in domestic demand and an worryingly sluggish economy. Currently only 1% of Chinese container ship freight is moved by rail after it is unloaded. Supply Chain Impact.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Prior long-standing assumptions that mature, foreign based supply networks, low-cost labor and predictable global transportation and logistics costs would remain constant were also blown-up by a series of industry dynamics. Geo-Political and Hybrid Government Policy Dimensions. Kevin Nolan, the president of U.S.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year -- the second lowest in 10 years after 2014. In 2017 the downward trend of large shipping losses continued, according to a new survey, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Nikkei Asia ). Chain Store Age ). Chain Store Age ).

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Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

Interview with Benoit Montreuil, Professor, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering; Director, Physical Internet Center; Director, Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Asia has a huge opportunity for transformation and innovation. BM: Each region is approaching this differently.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 21, 2019

trade war, and the trade conflict between Japan-Korea all impact today’s shipping market. Robinson’s coverage of these and other disruptions has focused on what it means for companies shipping into North America. Ongoing impact in Southeast Asia countries. trade war wreaking havoc on many Asia export hubs.

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Shipchain

JANUARY 23, 2019

Dear Community, If you care about our company and/or the freight and logistics industry (which we really hope you do!), Our community of passionate freight and logistics leaders is the backbone of our company – and the reason why we are so excited about this news. Companies that ship temperature controlled goods of any kind.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The enforcements of draconian lockdowns, various economies have experienced severe shocks, adversely affecting global trade, global tourism & travel, International Aviation and Airports as well as International Shipping and Ports. Other FTA partners include Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea (ROK) and China. FTAs and Trade Flows.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal. Jobs told Cook that he visited many manufacturing companies in Japan and he would like Cook to implement the JIT system for Apple. Cost of inbound logistics is not taken into account. In Amazon''s warehouse, there are 5 types of storage areas.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

It is with particular pleasure to chat-up with Katie Kinraid, of BluJay Asia Pacific. I began to focus on the use of technology and strategy to help logistics companies tackle growing consumer demand – the new “need it now” culture. By this I mean, improving the way we collaborate & communicate with customers.

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Vinculum

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The business happens through 15 Amazon International Marketplaces in the Europe (Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands & UK), Americas (US, Canada, Mexico & Brazil), Asia-Pacific (Japan, Singapore & Australia) & Middle East (UAE, Turkey). These are renowned eCommerce Marketplaces. Complete your product listing.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 9, 2020

To put this in perspective, Australia’s second-largest trading partner is Japan, which accounts for 9.7 The effects include: Severe disruption to shipping, with many Chinese ports operating at drastically reduced capacity and around 200 sailings cancelled. Japan, $14.376 billion – partner share 13.16 Japan, $18.8

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 6, 2020

Now that the fireworks are over and New Year’s resolutions are set, it’s time to prepare for global shipping in 2020. Recapping 2019’s top global shipping disruptors. trade war and the trade conflict between Japan and Korea, these and other disruptions caused serious challenges to the transportation industry.

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Resilinc

MARCH 29, 2022

But even the shorter lockdown periods are having a cascading effect on production and logistics—and a search for “China Covid-19 supply chain” will turn up many ominous headlines warning of another round of massive supply chain disruptions for goods, materials, and components from China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The seasonal hiring total is smaller than last year when Walmart added 150,000 mostly permanent and full-time associates, as well as 20,000 supply chain workers to help alleviate logistic bottlenecks. Let the holiday season begin. Walmart in the news: Walmart Canada brings AI to the shelves.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Included in this update is a report indicating that Apple has commenced production of the newly released iPhone14 in India, ahead of schedule, that the global shipping boom has now been declared over by one financial publication, and that the EU is seeking emergency supply network powers to prioritize deemed essential production.

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Vinculum

JULY 24, 2019

Ease of shopping, product variety, secure payments and free shipping are some of the reasons that have made online shopping a huge success. Amazon operates in 16 other countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania region. It makes it easier for sellers to store, pack and ship their products. Just imagine.

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ThroughPut

MAY 31, 2022

They have now highlighted the long-overlooked need for resilience – the need to remain agile and respond rapidly to demand, production, and logistics shifts. Many supply chain organizations today are either using external manufacturers or exploring how they can support product moves, using logistics partners for this purpose.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Potential for closure or interruption.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

In 2013 ASML won the VLM Dutch Logistics Award for supply chain leadership, concurrent engineering and aftersales service. Many of the products are shipped to Asia, the USA and Europe, but The Netherlands remains the multinational’s beating heart. ASML employs 14,000 people globally, including 400 supply chain professionals.

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Vinculum

MAY 5, 2022

Logistics and Transportation. The report’s attributes include the current and base year market size, the forecast period, historical data, segments covered, revenue generated, and regional mappings in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. Cloud-based. On-premise. Pharmaceuticals.

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