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November 28, 2023 Update

Freightos

Carriers have been reducing capacity through blank sailings and other measures in response. Europe capacity by 21% in November (with a 24% reduction announced so far for December), capacity still remained 11% higher than in 2019, showing that growing fleets and easing demand are combining to challenge rate increase attempts.

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Why the News from India is So Bad: A COVID Cycle that Will Continue

NC State SCRC

There seems to be a tidal pattern in the global fight against COVID, as some countries celebrate victory today, those that were celebrating a few months ago rapidly decline into new waves of infection. Meanwhile in Brazil, the number of deaths has topped 400,000 , and there are fears that the crisis will continue to get worse.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. They form a continuum.

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

Global thinker, columnist, @CNN host @FareedZakaria speaking on #innovation at #GartnerSCC pic.twitter.com/gtpxbRjRpb. The rise in computational power and storage capacity is making it practical for organizations to create a digital copy of their entire end-to-end supply chain in the cloud with all the data and knowledge of the business.

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ThroughPut to Collaborate with Metro-North Railroad to Improve Operational Efficiency

ThroughPut

Partner Agencies: New York City Transit, NJ TRANSIT ● Optibus (Tel Aviv, Israel) – Uses artificial intelligence and optimization algorithms to empower planners and operators to improve public transit schedules and routes, with the potential to digitize the bus operator bid/pick process to optimize service needs.

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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

But with alternative routes and plenty of excess capacity available, operations should continue reasonably well, and freight rates are unlikely to spike to extreme highs. Together with ZIM, these carriers represent five of the top ten largest carriers and 56% of global capacity. Live map of Suez Canal and Red Sea, Dec.

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Ways to help manage the chemical supply in disruption.

o9 Solutions

So we had to come up with a calibrated response, to ensure we could respond, cut down on production, save on the working capital side, but still keep a certain amount of capacity going to supply those people who need it. In Israel [an idea] we borrowed from the army is to validate quick decisions.