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ZIM Launches Service Connecting U.S., Canada and Asia

Supply Chain Brain

The service commenced operations January 21 from Cai Mep, Vietnam with a rotation that goes to Yantian, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Vancouver, Pusan and then back to Cai Mep.

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Supply Chain Ethical and Compliance Issue- Volkswagen

Supply Chain Matters

Governments including Canada , Germany , and the United Kingdom have enacted special legislation in these areas. Reportedly, the vast majority of detained goods were produced in either Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand. The authors observe they are not a substitute for supply chain due diligence actions.

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The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Resilinc

As of negotiations on May 27 , the IPEF includes the US and 14 Asia-Pacific nations: Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—that together represent 40% of the world’s GDP.

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Five-Year Study Showcases the Benefits of US Foreign-Trade Zones

QAD

However, the effectiveness of FTZs just got a lot clearer as the US released a five-year study on the operations and impact of the US FTZ program and similar FTZ-type programs in Canada and Mexico. Importing a vacuum motor from Vietnam would incur a 5.3% Key Findings From the US FTZ Program Study 1. Take vacuums, for instance.

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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

TPP is a unprecedented trade deal in history because it involves 12 countries (United States, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam), which accounts for 40% of global trade. (The trillion and US was second with US$ 3.9 trillion.) .

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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

Resilinc

Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia are among the countries experiencing surges of infection. It was an outbreak in the vast Shenzhen manufacturing and export hub that led to infections among dock workers and the sharp cutback in shipping out of Yantian, Nansha, and Shekou.

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Bristlecone Flash – February 2019

Bristlecone

In the past three months alone, we’ve worked with clients in dozens of countries – USA, UK, India, Thailand, Romania, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Canada, Germany, UAE, Taiwan, Indonesia and many more. BRISTLECONE AROUND THE WORLD. We go the distance. Where can Bristlecone go for you? GLOBAL LEADER. INDUSTRY INNOVATOR. TRUSTED PARTNER.