6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In 2017, Smith & Nephew expanded its use of business network and cloud-based applications to support a centralized, efficient procurement process for managing spending from end to end.

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Resilinc

APRIL 8, 2024

magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, as well as current port closures and supply chain challenges. magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan. The quake was the biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years. Following the earthquake, tsunami warnings were sent out in Taiwan, Japan, and The Philippines, but have since been lifted.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

Accordingly, significant volumes of ocean cargo shifted to earlier sailings than normal, disrupting typical volume trends in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. In fact, there were some instances where vessels had to unload cargo in Panama to get through the canal. Procure enough capacity. during this period.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 25, 2025

Journeys were also delayed and canceled on June 24, after there were two fatalities on the high-speed line between Lille and Paris, Eurostar said in a post on X.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

China and Taiwan Region As we pen this posting Typhoon Saola is barreling towards the Hong Kong and China ’s southern Guangdong province coastal area with winds of more than 125 miles per hour and predictions of a ten foot sea surge. Thus far hundreds of flights in the region have been cancelled, stranding passengers and air cargo.

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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 carrier’s Asia based operations have a concentrated focus on moving goods from manufacturing hubs in China , Taiwan or Singapore.

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Freightos

MAY 7, 2025

And even with a 90-day tariff pause for many other US trading partners and the USs recent easing of terms for auto tariffs , some countries, like Taiwan and Korea where automotive goods make up a significant share of exports to the US, are seeing manufacturing take a hit as well.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

After tariffs hit Chinese electronics, HP expanded sourcing to Taiwan and Thailand, reducing costs by 8%. Global Supply Chain Management Regulation & Compliance Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

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Freightos

MAY 7, 2025

And even with a 90-day tariff pause for many other US trading partners and the USs recent easing of terms for auto tariffs , some countries, like Taiwan and Korea where automotive goods make up a significant share of exports to the US, are seeing manufacturing take a hit as well.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing.”[1] Procurement must also be considered.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

Freightos Terminal data shows that container rates from China, Taiwan and Vietnam to the Long Beach all climbed sharply following the April 2nd tariff announcements possibly reflecting the rush to load goods by April 9th when the reciprocal tariffs went into effect.

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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. If things do play out this way, the freight market will suffer too.

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