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Challenges Abound as Peak Season Approaches

Intelligent Audit

The slowdown in Q1 only partly reflected the impact of the conflict in Ukraine, which broke out in late February. Billions at Stake as Freight Railroads and Unions Fail to Find Common Ground. in the final quarter of 2021 to 3.2% in the first quarter of 2022. “ Lockdowns in China also weighed heavily on trade in the first quarter.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Full-to-bursting warehouses means fewer orders for manufacturers, which translates into lower levels of business activity and, ultimately, weaker growth. They stocked up again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up the price of raw materials such as energy and wheat. And now on to this week’s logistics news.