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Overcoming the 5 Supply Chain Barriers that Threaten the Growth of Renewable Energy

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The cost of wind and solar energy has been declining relative to fossil fuels for years, making it more attractive to more investors. Polysilicon, an essential building block for solar panels, is the world’s second most abundant element but the cost has recently quadrupled. Tighter budgets for renewable energy projects.

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Interoceanic Passages

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This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively. The load break at both ends of dry canals, which increases costs and delays and limits economies of scale on the overland route, is their biggest drawback.

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What’s Looming for Transpacific Ocean Shipments this Peak Season?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The potential costs of new tariffs meant many shippers were willing to pay higher inventory carrying costs rather than face tariffs. Accordingly, significant volumes of ocean cargo shifted to earlier sailings than normal, disrupting typical volume trends in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. during this period.