Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Studying economics at Yale, Smith’s 1965 term paper pitched the idea of creating a logistics company that would carry only cargo, and do so for a package’s end-to-end journet, such that a package could be delivered almost anywhere in the US overnight. Blaine Inventory Specialist, Syncron Posted on: Nov, 16 2016 Lora, great article!

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

and Vietnam have been far short of comprehensive, leaving many details unclear. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. Most of the tariff rates, however, were largely in line with what Trump had already announced the nations were likely to face.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 8, 2025

At stake for Boeing is the opportunity to finally clear its inventory of already built aircraft, a step to improving its finances. Dockworkers, Port Employers Set to Restart Talks Bloomberg Vietnam Inks Deals to Buy $3 Billion U.S. and Asia’s biggest economy. and Asia’s biggest economy.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 17, 2024

You can check out our 2025 air cargo outlook here , or catch our recent 2025 Ocean and Air Outlook webinar here. Typical seasonality could therefore be skewed as shippers make decisions based on when tariffs will go into effect and not on inventory needs around seasonal goods/spending patterns.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 6, 2025

Apparel and footwear production hubs in Asia, including China and Vietnam, face elevated tariff rates as the White House pushes for new trade deals. The company and its retail peers are trying to manage supply chains that have been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Many China-reliant US importers may be well positioned to completely pause shipments from China at least for a few weeks because of inventory surpluses built up over the last few months via frontloading ahead of the expected tariffs. This effect has been much less apparent for air cargo. kg last week. kg last week.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

Interestingly, while rates from China have declined, prices from Taiwan and Vietnam have remained elevatedlikely reflecting importers’ rapid pivot to alternative sourcing markets. Cash Flow Crunch Cash flow is always top of mind for small business, especially importers who have to front payments for their cost of goods. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. We can observe this quite clearly in the growth experienced in countries like Vietnam, India as well as Hungary and Mexico.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

The US auto industry is expected to follow suit as stockpiled inventory becomes depleted. Examples are: Samsung Electronics , which is shifting part of its domestic phone production to Vietnam due to the rapid advance of COVID-19 in South Korea. It is also airlifting parts from China to its Vietnam operations.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 28, 2021

Current inventories are not able to keep up with the pent-up demand that is driving the desire for the latest shoe fashion as consumers return to work, shopping in stores, and to social activities such as concerts, parties, and travel. In fact, it appears that low inventories are here to stay for many of the retailers. In 2020, 1.9

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

A country of continued optimism remains that of Vietnam , which has been the go-to country for businesses seeking to manage supply network risk exposure in China. The IHS Markit Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® rose again to a level of 54.3 Of particular concern was the Inventory level index, which rose 9.1 for February, up from 53.7

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

However, the announcement should not have come as a surprise, as the ocean cargo market has been suffering for some time by a condition of overcapacity, low rates, and a flat global market. once they’ve been allowed to discharge cargo to protect the interests of maritime lien holders. bankruptcy code. Judge John K.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record. Finally, due to outbreaks of the delta variant, the apparel industry has been hit by factory closures in Vietnam , where increasing amounts of clothing are made. Tennis balls , couches and even pickles have been affected.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Ports in the United States, The Netherlands, Britain, France, and elsewhere have reported a drop in cargo volumes ranging from around 5 percent in January to an estimated 25 percent in February. in vehicle sales worldwide in 2020 due to Coronavirus. General Motors is airlifting supplies to its North American truck production.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

Nothing in the Purchasing Managers’ Index®, Inventory-Sales ratio, or consumer confidence trends would indicate an impending surge in demand. Airlines that operate both passenger and cargo aircraft are keen to leverage passenger flights—with high yield passengers on the main deck and cargo in the belly—and limit exposure on freighters.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

Nothing in the Purchasing Managers’ Index®, Inventory-Sales ratio, or consumer confidence trends would indicate an impending surge in demand. Airlines that operate both passenger and cargo aircraft are keen to leverage passenger flights—with high yield passengers on the main deck and cargo in the belly—and limit exposure on freighters.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it. Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

After 2+ years of out-of-stock messages, low inventory levels, and sky-high costs, brands are exploring a wide range of strategies to resolve these issues and strengthen their inventory throughput in 2022 and beyond. struggles with low inventory-to-sales ratios , brands are having to spend top dollar to get products in stock quickly.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. You could do it manually but why do it when smart inventory management systems , such as EMERGE App , can automatically calculate landed costs for you? Arrange Cargo Transport. And the list goes on.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. You could do it manually but why do it when smart inventory management systems , such as EMERGE App , can automatically calculate landed costs for you? Arrange Cargo Transport. And the list goes on.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

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. The company’s range of diverse business services spans many dimensions of industry specific logistics, inventory management, transport and last mile services.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Inventories that importers built up from frontloading over the last few months will allow many shippers to wait out the current tariff hike on Chinese goods for several months, while spiking demand for bonded US warehouses also reflects this wait and see approach. On the overall lane level FBX Asia – N.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

This inventory build up should enable many shippers to hit pause for a while and see where negotiations might lead before deciding their next moves shifting to other sourcing options or resuming shipments from China and facing higher costs.

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Freightos

APRIL 3, 2025

This trend was apparent in the increases in US trade with Mexico and Canada, and with alternatives in Asia like Vietnam, India, Taiwan and Bangladesh at the expense of Chinese imports to the US which declined from 20% of total US imports in 2018 to 13% in 2024.

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Freightos

APRIL 8, 2025

Many other countries, including Vietnam, are actively trying to negotiate a resolution instead. This final rush included a scramble not only to load containers, but some quick shift to LCL and air cargo too. In the meantime, the trade war intensification is increasing the likelihood of recession in the US and beyond.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Nike has warned of inventory shortages and Costco is having trouble keeping enough toilet rolls in stock. You’ve got record levels of inventory in the country already. That inventory’s got to get cleared out to make room first. The stakes are high. Where’s it all going to go?”. Here again, tight labour conditions are to blame.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Many China-reliant US importers may be well positioned to completely pause shipments from China at least for a few weeks because of inventory surpluses built up over the last few months via frontloading ahead of the expected tariffs. This effect has been much less apparent for air cargo. kg last week. kg last week.

Asia 156

Asia China Negotiating Skills Demand Planning Software 156

Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

Interestingly, while rates from China have declined, prices from Taiwan and Vietnam have remained elevatedlikely reflecting importers’ rapid pivot to alternative sourcing markets. Cash Flow Crunch Cash flow is always top of mind for small business, especially importers who have to front payments for their cost of goods. .

Price Reduction 177

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Freightos

APRIL 3, 2025

This trend was apparent in the increases in US trade with Mexico and Canada, and with alternatives in Asia like Vietnam, India, Taiwan and Bangladesh at the expense of Chinese imports to the US which declined from 20% of total US imports in 2018 to 13% in 2024.

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Freightos

MAY 13, 2025

But National Retail Federation US ocean import data show that even when facing a minimum 20% tariff on all Chinese goods in March, US importers continued to frontload inventory ahead of the prospect of even higher tariffs. Freightos Air Index China – US air cargo spot rates were level last week at $5.28/kg,

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Changes to trade policy are shaking up the air cargo market as well. Chinese e-commerce giants like Temu and Shein largely rely on the savings and speed they realize by using the de minimis exemption to export low value goods by air cargo directly from China to US consumers.

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Freightos

JUNE 21, 2023

But improvements in East Coast and Gulf port capabilities as well as some diversification of sourcing to places like India and Vietnam whose containers typically head to the East Coast via the Suez Canal could also mean that not all shippers will be coming back. America rates climbed more than 20% this month to $5.60/kg

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Inventories that importers built up from frontloading over the last few months will allow many shippers to wait out the current tariff hike on Chinese goods for several months, while spiking demand for bonded US warehouses also reflects this wait and see approach. On the overall lane level FBX Asia – N.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Inventories that importers built up from frontloading over the last few months will allow many shippers to wait out the current tariff hike on Chinese goods for several months, while spiking demand for bonded US warehouses also reflects this wait and see approach. On the overall lane level FBX Asia – N.

China 177

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Freightos

APRIL 8, 2025

Many other countries, including Vietnam, are actively trying to negotiate a resolution instead. This final rush included a scramble not only to load containers, but some quick shift to LCL and air cargo too. In the meantime, the trade war intensification is increasing the likelihood of recession in the US and beyond.

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