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Is TPPA going to ground e-commerce or let it fly (ideally, as air freight)?

DELMIA Quintiq

And, if many of those packages cross the Pacific waters, or generally travel farther than 600 kilometers, the air cargo shippers specializing in express packages will also stand to benefit from that wave of volume. Partly to blame for this situation is the slowdown in Europe and China. Why is it important to take note of this?

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

Enterra Insights

can still call on allies in Europe or Japan, whose navies once spanned the globe. Customers of maritime shipping firms not only want to protect their goods they also want to avoid higher insurance and additional shipping surcharges for cargo transiting the Red Sea. They write, “The U.S.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Using GPS to track cargo.

Supply Chains Rock

Using GPS to track cargo containers. Many months ago I blogged about some new services that were being created to help shippers track cargo using wireless technologies. 4 comments: logistics malaysia. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be. Subscribe To. Wednesday, October 01, 2008. Christopher Sciacca.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. It serves as a detour for ships traveling between ports in Europe, America, and ports in southern Asia, eastern Africa, and Oceania.

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

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The majority of solar equipment manufacturers are in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. For breakbulk cargo, you could call to book space on a vessel for next week. Four companies dominate more than half the manufacturing of wind turbines, with most production in Asia.

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Ocean Freight Performance in March 2021

Freight Plus

These premiums, congestion issues, elevated cargo rolls, and overall delays are not going anywhere anytime soon. For shipments going to Europe (as well as the US), companies will need to buffer freight budgets and transit times. Explore sea-air options through Dubai or Malaysia. Key takeaways.

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Speculation and Shipping in the South China Sea

Elementum

The historic line still claimed by Beijing—despite contrary findings—referred to rather accurately when drawn out on a map as “the cow’s tongue,” covers the Paracel Islands, the Scarborough Shoal, the Spratlys, and sidles right up to several Southeast Asian countries’ borders: namely, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines.