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Risk Management in Global Ocean Context

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. Written by logistics leaders who are practitioners in their respective companies, it aims to stimulate thinking on how shippers or BCO’s could view business continuity and risk in the current environment.

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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s logistic arm Cainiao launched a container booking service last week in response to the global shortage. A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province. For the route from Asia to the West Coast of the U.S., rates are up 145% year over year.

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Blockchain and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Enterra Insights

Cargo Volume often defines the cost of shipping freight. To put things into perspective, that’s about equivalent to the GDP of Hungary. 2] Staff, “ How Blockchain Is Revolutionizing The World Of Transportation And Logistics ,” Winnesota Regional Transportation, November 2018. [3] Increased Efficiency.