Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%. Shipping costs have skyrocketed as desperate companies wait weeks for containers and pay premium rates to get them, according to industry watchers. The container crisis affects all companies that need to ship goods. KEY POINTS.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

came from trucks carrying cargo. 15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 2, 2015

China’s Tianjin port suffered a devastating explosion in August which left many manufacturers, insurers and shipping supply chains crippled. New productions are also in line in Slovakia, Austria and Brazil. Supply Chain and Shipping. Tianjin is considered the fourth largest global port in terms of cargo throughput.

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Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Chemicals 60

Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. While not outrightly linked to this release, Maersk, now a shipping line and forwarder, terminated its key account status.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. Specifically, the top countries most impacted by the Suez Canal blockage include the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, and Austria. And more ships keep arriving, making the congestion worse. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Freeports are government designated zones usually located around shipping ports and/or airports. Jebel Ali Port is the world’s largest fabricated port, and is serviced by over 100 shipping lines. In this 2022 guide to freeports: What is a freeport? Changi Airport serves over 100 airlines flying to around 100 countries and territories.

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QAD

AUGUST 11, 2020

Border countries include Austria, France, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia and Switzerland. Italy has more than 129 airports, the bulk of which can handle cargo. Italy, with its capital city of Rome, is located in Southern Europe on a peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea. It has 20 regions and five autonomous regions.

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Italy San Marino Vatican City Switzerland 96