Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. That exacerbated food shortages with Russia and Ukraine among the top five grain exporters. As mentioned above, economic sanctions led to major impacts on Ukraine and Russia. of all wheat.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. The authors noted that it was unclear as to whether the conflict in Ukraine and associated disruptions to ocean shipping made for the difference. US Logistics Index.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 31, 2022

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. With digital technologies, organisations can use data to maximise visibility into demand, inventory, capacity, supply, and finances. Responding to global disruptions.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Despite some relief from inflationary pressures in recent months, businesses throughout the logistics industry and beyond are being forced to make difficult decisions. After a week of high-highs and low-lows within the global logistics industry, we’ve gathered the nine stories you need to know. In a welcome turn-of-events for the U.S.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

The war and imposed sanctions will create a knock-on effect across the supply chain , and businesses will be impacted by material shortages, material cost increases, demand volatility, logistics and capacity constraints as well as cybersecurity breaches. Consider holding safety stocks where applicable to prevent breaks in production.

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

The city’s port lost around 45 percent of its trucking capacity this spring as the city ground to a halt, resulting in around 80 percent of vessels being delayed, in comparison to 20 percent two years previously. The threat of sudden lockdowns continues to loom over procurement teams.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. It’s easy to tie everything back to COVID-19, but the reality tells a different story of continuous and cross-global disruption.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

2020 will live long in the memory as a year that was overshadowed by a remorseless pandemic causing untold disruptions for the container, logistics and ports industry across the world. On June 23rd, an Egyptian court seized the ship and its 18.300 containers, after the Suez Canal Authority filed a 900 million compensation.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods. And the world has now been rocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, altering global supply chains forever. Can the United States be far behind?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. A growing global warehouse capacity crunch.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the War in Ukraine is Impacting the Supply Chain and Raw Material Prices. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Chain Store Age ). Chain Store Age ).

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ShipBob

APRIL 26, 2023

Even as the pandemic eased down and the global supply chain started to pick back up, other events such as the war in Ukraine began to cause other types of issues. Whichever shipping carriers were still operational were stretched beyond capacity, which meant that customers had to wait for much longer to receive their goods.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

With the mounting devastation in Ukraine, my heavy heart is a roadblock to writing. The disruption in Ukraine adds a new layer of variability and complexity to an already complicated world with many levels of disruption. COVID, inflation, climate change, and the Ukraine war are a layer of complexity with compounding effects.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

… Authorities have now imposed restrictions on Beijing, while the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, a gateway for air freight, also limited the movement of people in May.” The latest China lockdowns combined with the Russia-Ukraine war is too heavy a burden. ”[4]. ”[5] Roger W. Ferguson Jr.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

And tighter longer-term capacity collaboration with the suppliers is needed as well. If there is a demand mix change, what additional material or capacity we will need. The visibility will include not just the short-term purchase order or ASN-level visibility, but also the tactical kind of forecast collaboration with the suppliers.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Freight In The Year Of The Monkey. China’s role in world trade is so large that even small changes can have a broad impact on the international freight industry. On February 15th, 2016, the first freight train from China reached the capital of Iran, shaving 30 days off the standard port-to-port transport time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. They stocked up again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up the price of raw materials such as energy and wheat. The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. 11 release. That’s all for this week.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S. In the latter category, renegotiation of transportation and logistics contracts will be an obvious action as will analysis of other supply chain cost reduction opportunities in services or outsourcing areas. billion in September.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Existing technology for EV batteries can only create cells that last up to 20 years or around 200,000 miles before their capacity drops too low to power a vehicle. And now on this week’s logistics news. Shipping companies added capacity, but now containers are stuck in port. US challenges Canada’s dairy policies.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2023

What a whirlwind the 2022 Freight Market was – we saw inflation, fuel prices, and freight rates hit record highs. Russian-Ukraine War . The Russian-Ukraine War continues to rage on 10 months later. . American businesses depend on Russia and Ukraine for a plethora of commodities. Freight Market .

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Logility

APRIL 19, 2022

A resurgence of COVID-19 in Shenzhen, China – a logistics, tech, and manufacturing hub – means suspended operations and may further boost both freight rates and container prices. European producers have cut production, losing in excess of 650,000 tons of annual production capacity since October 2021. Key Takeaways.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

There are a variety of ongoing disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic Russian sanctions coming from other countries. Russia and Ukraine supply critical materials for industrial production, the development of advanced batteries, and other items related to making industrial applications greener.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Business success depends on decisions – decisions that range from target market selection to vendor engagement, production and sales targets, logistics routes, and even talent hiring. However, making these decisions is far from straightforward, as every executive will vouch for. Let’s take the example of an Aerospace sensor company.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Transportation and Logistics Disruptions. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the important role that logistics plays in the supply chain. Despite the frequent disruptions, from major cross-continent ones to other sudden events, they work long hours and spend holidays to keep the supply chain and logistics network flowing.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 31, 2022

While the increased costs drastically change the budgets of some commuters, the ramifications of increased fuel prices are multiplied exponentially across the transportation and logistics industry. As the demand rapidly rose at the beginning of 2022, the Russia-Ukraine war stripped the global market of available crude oil sources.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

While increased independence from Amazon may seem like less-than-stellar news, UPS believes the transition could improve capacity access for other shippers within their network. . Intelligent Audit, an industry-leading global logistics and freight audit provider, can help shippers access: Game-changing proprietary machine learning assets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Russia had massed some 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, according to US estimates based on satellite imagery. Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

Some industries went straight from the frying pan to the fire, so to speak; as soon as the COVID problem had mostly cleared up, the Russian invasion of Ukraine disrupted supply chains for resources like food products and oil and gas. Both Ukraine and Russia are among the most important producers of the abovementioned commodities in the world.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Primarily focused on Supply Chain, Warehousing, Logistics, S&OP and Inventory Management.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

After a summer of logistics victories, pre-peak 2022 provides logistics professionals with challenge after challenge. logistics, a union representing over 20,000 rail workers rejected the tentative contract agreement reached by negotiators in September. Rail Union Rejects Biden-Backed Labor Agreement. 11 media briefing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls. The ongoing Russia – Ukraine war continues to disrupt global supply chains. Russian forces are cutting off shipping routes, logistics firms are suspending services, and air freight rates are skyrocketing.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

This week’s address was overshadowed by the newly occurring and deeply concerning Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the looming risk of a land war occurring once again on the European continent. The government’s intent toward rebuilding and modernizing transportation and logistics infrastructure has clear bipartisan support. Trade Policy.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Together [with IKEA] we can enhance safety, improve working conditions for drivers, and create a more sustainable freight transportation system.”. Increased capacity and transportation savings are two of the six areas the CPG is focused on as part of its plan.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In this blog, we will look at the supply chain and logistics impact of the Red Sea ship attacks and discuss what businesses can do now to preserve supply chain resilience. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC): A global shipping and logistics company. Ocean Network Express (ONE): A shipping and vehicle logistics company.

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