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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Warehousing Capacity also hit a record in March, reaching an all-time nadir of 36.1

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Breaking: Maersk and MSC Jointly Announce Discontinuance of the 2M Alliance

Supply Chain Matters

The 2M Alliance , among two other global shipping alliances were created as a means to pool carrier capacity and scheduling among major global shipping lanes, including east and westbound shipments from major Asian ports. In our recently published 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains.

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The Pros and Cons of Air Charter Service

CH Robinson Transportfolio

However, that may not be the case when shipping your cargo. In the right circumstances, air charter service can be a fast, flexible option that connects your supply chain to the capacity you need. When it comes to quickly getting what you want, when you want it, there is no service better than air charter for your cargo.

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Global Logistics and the Transportation Management Center: The Next Phase in Network Agility

BlueYonder

The TMC merges technology, organization and processes to establish a set of services leveraging the scale and efficiency of consolidated network planning, procurement and unified metrics with the agility of localized execution. Domestic transportation management systems have sometimes been extended to support global movements as well.

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Supply Chain Capacity in Ocean and Air Subject to Uncertainty Thru Recovery

Intelligent Audit

Having intimate knowledge of available supply chain capacity in every shipping mode continues to be paramount for companies to meet consumer demand as economies recover after recessions felt during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Deploying the Tech Stack is Critical to Overcoming Supply Chain Capacity Constraints.

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Transpacific Air and Ocean Shipping Space Is Already Tight

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Load factors—the amount of air cargo space that is already being used—run in the middle- to hi. Nippon Cargo Airlines is a significant carrier on the Transpacific Eastbound, and questions surfaced earlier this year about its plane maintenance. This has reduced capacity dramatically in the Transpacific. pments to air.

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What’s Looming for Transpacific Ocean Shipments this Peak Season?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The oversupply of capacity has caused carrier financials to be in the red, which lead to consolidations. Thus, going into 2019, with high inventories on imports, carriers have shown more discipline in controlling capacity than ever before. Carriers controlling capacity. Not to mention the U.S./China