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The Impact of Fast Fashion Giants On Air Cargo

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More Resources Home The Impact of Fast Fashion Giants On Air Cargo Eytan Buchman April 25, 2024 Navigating New Horizons: The Impact of Fast Fashion on Air Cargo Rates & Dynamics The intersection of fast fashion, globalized retail e-commerce, and air cargo logistics is coming to a head with Temu and Shein’s entrance to the US market.

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Ahead of the Curve: How Digitalization Helped Air Cargo Amidst Red Sea Shipping Diversions

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More Resources Home Ahead of the Curve: How Digitalization Helped Air Cargo Amidst Red Sea Shipping Diversions Joyce Tai April 2, 2024 If there’s one lingering lesson from the supply chain crisis of COVID, it’s that digitization can help organizations navigate crises…but that digitization can’t be put in place DURING that same crisis.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

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Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. technology from helping China’s military. percent, or $24.5

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How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning

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Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. Avenues of transport are declining as major cargo airlines, like Cathay Pacific , drastically reduce flights to mainland China and Hong Kong. First reaction s to the outbreak . – Tweet this. questions.

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September 6, 2023 Update

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Air rates – Freightos Air index China – N. kg China – N. Freightos Air Index data shows ex-Asia and transatlantic rates remain more than 40% lower than a year ago though China – N. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox. Europe – N.

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COVID’s Supply Chain Ripples: the SME Business Perspective

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Since early 2020, global trade has been buffeted by waves of increased customer demand, supply chain challenges, and constant uncertainty and volatility. It also provides four key insights into how importers and exporters can modify their supply chain planning as a result. What Goes Up, Must Come Down.

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Coronavirus and the Trade War: A Perfect Storm Argument for SMB Supply Chain Diversification

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In addition to the terrible human cost, the virus is also sending ripples throughout the global supply chain. China’s efforts to control the spread of the virus at the end of January started with shutting down the Yangtze River port city of Wuhan, an industrial city of 11 million people that ships 1.5 The (Digital) Rise of SMBs.