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Red Sea Ocean Transport Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. Maersk is not the only global wide carrier bringing on added new ship capacity this year. Our prior published update was on January 19 th. That compares to $9.8

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More Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting

Supply Chain View from the Field

Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy. This is impacting how you think about managing the network, and in procurement.

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Survey Points to Little Signs of Traditional Peak Period Ocean Container Demand

Supply Chain Matters

Coupled with low demand, the industry continues to grapple with overcapacity of containers and vessel capacity. All of this data reinforces a significant shrinking of demand for physical goods and consequently, shipping and logistics capacity needs. Thus, in global container shipping, a buyers’ market advantage continues.

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

Talking Logistics

Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map [DK1] , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Labor Department indicating that warehouses and transportation companies employed 25,000 few workers in October than the year-earlier period. All three reportedly represent one-third of global ocean container capacity. seasonal workers recruited by fulfillment services businesses this year has fallen to its lowest level in a decade.

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group.

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Supply Chain Resilience: The Essentials And The Non-Negotiables

ThroughPut

Mounting supplier and consumer demands, rapidly climbing prices, and unexpected bottlenecks are causing reduced capacities and network changes. Businesses can no longer afford to function based on a linear “push” model – where they procure raw materials, produce goods, and go to market with what they have, whenever they have it.