QAD

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Prior to that, the British Empire ruled the territory as colonies and protectorates, and Japan occupied the area from 1942 to 1945. It’s merchant marine includes more than 1,700 vessels, including bulk carriers, container ships, general cargo ships and oil tankers. billion to Singapore, China, the US, Japan, Thailand and Hong Kong.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

came from trucks carrying cargo. On 10 November 2021 at COP26, 19 countries – including Australia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA) – joined the first framework to establish zero emission maritime routes. Most of this, 45.1

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Elon Musk’s SpaceX was tapped last year to “deliver critical pressurized and unpressurized cargo, science experiments and supplies to the Gateway.” This includes sample collection materials and other items the crew may need on the Gateway and during their expeditions on the Moon.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Even more concerning is that the death toll has spread outside of mainland China and ships outside of ports in Hong Kong and Japan are being quarantined. . The death toll has reached over 900 and the number of confirmed cases has exceeded more than 40,000.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 25, 2023

Five people who have been rescued are said to be in a stable condition. Six of the dead were Chinese nationals.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

For example, the catastrophic Tohoku earthquake and tsunami a few years ago resulted in a massive US$210 billion in costs for Japan. Unable to import or export needed parts, Toyota, GM and Nissan all closed down their facilities temporarily in Japan and the United States. To put it simply, context matters.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

For example, a recent maritime accident in December 2020 resulted in freight being held in Japan. Cargo insurance is not a requirement, but as events like vessel accidents are usually outside of the carriers’ liability, insurance can provide added protection for your freight. Develop a resilient supply chain strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Maersk said Tuesday it was halting bookings in light of the sanctions imposed on Russia, including congestion being caused by customs authorities inspecting cargo bound for the country and changing credit terms impacting its customers. Maersk and MSC said they would continue to move foodstuffs to and from Russia.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance. Loading costs plummet.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As of Friday, September 2, 45 of its ships remain adrift at different ports in China, Japan, Singapore, and India, and other countries—they’ve been denied access by operators who fear that the company might be unable to pay docking fees.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub. According to an article in the paper this week, “[Amazon] is planning to offer its sellers in China the ability to fly their goods internationally as air cargo, according to an Amazon Logistics site.”

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TSA reviewing cargo screening, concerned about terror vulnerabilities (CNN). As I wrote following the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in March 2011, the reality is that there is relatively little companies can do right now to minimize the impact of these disruptions. Cummins unveils electric tractor concept (CCJ).

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Elementum

JANUARY 25, 2018

For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted nearly 10 percent of the trucking industry for two weeks and prompted several ports and businesses in the region to shut down, consequently forcing the mass rerouting of cargo to places as far as the Bahamas and Mexico. magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan.

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Locus

JULY 12, 2022

The shrinking population is a long-standing issue in Japan—one that clouds over the country’s economy and can impact its recovery. According to a McKinsey report, even with automation and expanding labor-force participation, Japan is likely to face a shortage of 1.5 This means that one-third of cargo in Japan would go undelivered.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Measuring the Imbalances*. In the United States, the Pandemic has yet to Peak. Ocean Freight.

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AIMMS

JUNE 26, 2015

Höegh specializes in rolling cargo and some non-rolling cargo that we carry with roll-trailers. “So Initially I spent a lot of time in Japan, where many automotive companies are located. In 2003 I moved from the United States to Norway and started to work for Höegh Autoliners. So we are like big sailing garages”.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Nissan to trial robo-taxis in Japan (BBC News). Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub. Anheuser-Busch Orders 40 Tesla Semi Trucks (WSJ – sub. Ford to test new self-driving vehicle technology in 2018 (Reuters).

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Year Over Year (Cass Information Systems) Cargo theft volume, values decreased in 2018 (CCJ) JD.com’s drones take flight to Japan in partnership with Rakuten (TechCrunch). Freight Startup Flexport Hits $3.2 in January Truckload Linehaul Costs Up 6.4% I’ll share some commentary next week when I’m back on flat ground.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure. Federal Bank of New York.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 14, 2016

Given that it took place in Japan, I imagined quite an animated discussion around making another leap in the manufacturing of things. Their chartered resupply vessels (booked 4 – 6 weeks in advance) are scheduled based on port availability to unload their cargo.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Zara also works with Air France, KLM Cargo and Emirates Air in order that they can coordinate directly with the airlines to make the outbound shipments to its stores and bring back some raw materials and semi-finished materials with return legs. Steve Jobs invited the Tim Cook to help to improve Apple''s Supply Chain in 1998.

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Aera Technology

OCTOBER 31, 2016

PMDA in Japan, and so on – and pharma companies need to abide by them if they want to do business with other countries. manufacturing plants, delivery vessels, cargo holdings, inventories, retail distribution networks), things go well. In these situations, drug companies, like Tom Hanks, are left with no choice but to wait.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the company that makes the majority of latest-generation chips for Apple products, has committed to increasing capacity by spending $100 billion across the next three years, and building new factories in Arizona and Japan. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

Little did we know that 2011 would bring earthquakes in New Zealand, a tsunami in Japan and record floods in Thailand which, looking back made 2010 look like a cake walk. As cross boarder trading rises (a necessary evil of Globalization) so does the incidents of counterfeit products, cargo theft and other scurrilous.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. Customers in North Asia, including China and Japan, will benefit from increased connection and service dependability as a result of the route.

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Elementum

JULY 18, 2016

Commercial vessels in the tens of thousands connect markets in East Asia with Australia, the Middle East, and Europe—including a third of the world’s liquefied natural gas—mostly bound for Japan and South Korea. Having to tiptoe around any untoward developments in the region would potentially toy with 14.5%

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

Already a key route for east-west trade from China, South Korea and Japan and accounting for one-third of global shipping trade, the South China Sea is also the cause of territorial disputes between several countries. guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan while the USS John S.

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Elementum

AUGUST 8, 2022

When a part of the world is facing an earthquake, flood, tsunami, hurricane, or any other form of natural disaster, it can disrupt supply chains with: Congested ports Delayed or postponed deliveries Delayed or postponed cargo flights Imbalanced supply and demand The level of supply chain disruption can be affected by the severity of a disaster.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

According to a published report from the Japan Times , Panasonic Holdings announced that its battery manufacturing unit plans to quadruple production of electric vehicle batteries by fiscal 2028 amid increasing demand from U.S. Panasonic to Quadruple Battery Production Capacity. auto makers including Tesla.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic. That resulted in bottlenecks, such as the record backlogs at the port of Los Angeles, where container ships waited for weeks to offload cargo. 1 - Huge E-commerce Growth More than ever, people are buying more and more online.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The work incidents generally haven’t delayed cargo movement, but officials say they worry that confrontations over work disputes could escalate. Europe-based companies could be made to prioritize production of key products and stockpile goods under draft EU rules that would give Brussels emergency powers to tackle supply chain crises.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

jump in container throughput last week, which means cargo is recovering. Looking specifically at China’s economy turning the corner, according to the Seatrade Maritime Times , Chinese container ports saw a 9.1%

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Freightera

MAY 9, 2022

They are trains specifically designed to be able to haul the maximum possible amount of cargo (freight). The obvious difference is that one is built for hauling heavy cargo while the other is designed to transport people. Sensitive cargo. First off: We all know to one extent or another what passenger trains are.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In August, President Biden hosted the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David, bringing the three countries together in a bid to further encourage collaboration and innovation. The shifting numbers could be seen at the Port of Los Angeles, where cargo volume increased for the second consecutive month compared to 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The 15 member RCEP countries comprise the 10 nations of Southeast Asia; China, Korea, Japan in north Asia; and from down under, Australia and New Zealand. billion people. Key FTA Elements. As a free trade agreement, several aspects of RCEP aim to facilitate the flow of goods between RCEP Participating Countries (RPCs).

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