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Supply Chain Risks Come from All Sides

Material Handling & Logistics

cargo ship Peak Pegasus made its way toward the port of Dalian with a load of soybeans. The Peak Pegasus and its $20 million cargo of soybeans continued to drift off the Chinese coast until mid-August , at a cost of about $12,500 each day it sat idle. Many watched as the U.S. But those costs eventually go up.

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

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Accordingly, significant volumes of ocean cargo shifted to earlier sailings than normal, disrupting typical volume trends in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. Since demand to the United States has decreased from China and increased from Southeast Asia and the India subcontinent, many U.S. Procure enough capacity.

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Enter RCEP: The World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement

Logistics Viewpoints

First conceived at the 19 th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Bali, Indonesia, way back in 2011, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) finally came into fruition on November 15 at this year’s 37 th ASEAN Summit. billion people.

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