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2022: A Look in the Rearview Mirror–Part I

American Global Logistics

Trade basically ceased as ports closed because of western- imposed economic sanctions on Russia. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. That exacerbated food shortages with Russia and Ukraine among the top five grain exporters.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. Natural gas prices in Europe and curbs on exports from Russia and China are expected to keep fertilizer in high demand through 2023, which will lower crop yields. Deloitte ). Wall Street Journal ).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 17-21, 2014)

Talking Logistics

FedEx Re-Opens B2C Service To Russia. According to the product sheet , “Oracle Global Trade Intelligence provides a dashboard view into the unique metrics by which your customs and compliance operation measures success. Government to import or export cargo. Hard winter has shippers spinning their wheels ( USA Today ).

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This Week in Logistics News (March 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls. Biden announces US will move to revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status. The ongoing Russia – Ukraine war continues to disrupt global supply chains. And now on to this week’s logistics news. New lockdown in China likely to disrupt online orders.

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Biggest Supply Chain Risk From US Metal Import Tariffs Is Retaliation

Material Handling & Logistics

million metric tons and aluminum imports by 669,000 tons, according to the Commerce Department. For aluminum, Trump’s options also include a higher tariff, of 23.6%, on five major suppliers including China and Russia. the brokerage said. The aim of the tariffs is to boost U.S. and about 1% of aluminum output.