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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. We are honored to partner with Changi Airport Group in this humanitarian effort for our friends in Indonesia.’’. pandemic response. Acting for Planet. Photo Credit: United Airlines.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 Nearly 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea-going vessels.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

Drought in China Impact on Supply Chain The Yangtze River Basin, home to Asia’s longest river, boasts a staggering annual cargo volume of over 3 billion tonnes. This drought impacted hydropower, disrupted shipping, and affected five million people in southern China, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

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Doing Business in Malaysia

QAD

The fledgling country was troubled by an insurgency, confrontations with Indonesia, the Philippine’s claim on Sabah and then Singapore’s withdrawal in 1965. Located in Southeast Asia, Malaysia is bordered by Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia, Brunei and the South China Sea. The country moves over 2 billion mt-km of freight per year. .

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

At the beginning of this year, all expectations were for rates to remain flat, perhaps even making air freight a viable alternative to ocean shipping for companies that wouldn’t ordinarily consider the option. Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services. The High Cost of Sustainable Shipping. sulphur content.

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Hanjin Bankruptcy Demonstrates Fragility of Ocean Freight Market Prior to “Black November”

NC State SCRC

The recent bankruptcy announcement of Hanjin, a major shipping line, on the Friday before the last Labor Day long weekend, was a shock to everyone working in the global logistics shipping industry. Some of the ships have even been seized by creditors! bankruptcy code. Sherwood of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J.

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El Niño May Have Your Supply Chain Partying Like It’s 1997

Kinaxis

A massive El Niño occurred in 1997-1998, unleashing record rains in California, deadly tornados in Florida, and a brutal drought in Indonesia, thus landing the term firmly on the radar (no pun intended) of millions of people around the globe. El Niño may serve as the ultimate test of supply chain risk management and resiliency.