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Delta outbreaks spur supply chain woes

Resilinc

Most impacted are Asian exporters such as China, Vietnam, and Malaysia where rigorous policies to contain any COVID-19 outbreaks are leading to factory and port shutdowns. Outbreaks in Vietnam and other Asian countries are being met with strict quarantine and distancing policies to prevent the infections spreading.

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

Enterra Insights

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. She writes, “Accurate forecasting of unforeseen events is crucial in light of past crises.

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FedEx’s Sudden Financial Miss- What Are the Implications?

Supply Chain Matters

One equity investment firm indicated that the shortfall in operating income for Express business was over 75 percent lower than forecasted. A further factor was that air cargo rates are now down upwards of 80 percent because of lower volumes and excess capacity among carriers and commercial airlines.

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How to Handle Logistics During Chinese New Year

Material Handling & Logistics

Provide a forecast of your expected cargo to your shipper’s representative. Vietnam – Lunar New Year – February 14-20 . With one month worth of orders backed up, factories will first process orders from their preferred partners. . Inform your shipper about your priority shipments, in case there are only very limited spaces. .

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Doing Business in South Korea

QAD

South Korea has 71 airports with paved runways, more than half of which can support cargo jets. As of 2019, it has 1,880 vessels, of which 83 are bulk carriers, 86 are container ships, 368 are general cargo ships, and 187 are oil tankers. Its primary export trading partners were China , the US , Vietnam, Hong Kong and Japan.

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Conquering the world with shoes

Cathy Roberson

The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently revised its 2021 total retail sales forecast. The latest forecast projects that retail sales will grow between 10.5% The top three exporters to the US were China, 61.2%, Vietnam, 24.3%, and Indonesia, 5.2%. However, compared to 2019, sales are up only 0.2% to between $4.44

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How to grow your e-commerce business in Southeast Asia in 2024

Vinculum

1) is expected to grow significantly in Southeast Asia with ecommerce leader in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, forecasted to grow from $37.48 The ecommerce revenue growth trends of Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia over the period till 2028 all show a growth of over 60%. billion in 2023 to $60.63

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