Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

In this, the first of our supply chain news posts, you’ll find updates on the following current stories in global supply chain and logistics operations: The Ukraine war and its impact on global supply chains. The grain blockaded in Ukraine. Ukraine War and its Supply Chain Impact. A growing global warehouse capacity crunch.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

Ukraine Conflict As conflict flared in Ukraine, companies with Eastern European supply chains had to change procurement channels overnight. Audio translators bridged communication divides, facilitating rapid onboarding of new vendors and transport partners in non-English-speaking countries.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. The authors noted that it was unclear as to whether the conflict in Ukraine and associated disruptions to ocean shipping made for the difference. Global Shipping.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Clogged ports, a shortage of raw ingredients, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fires, and floods have all served to challenge the smooth flow of goods. That requires less-than-truckload shipping, which means transport appointments, which aren’t required by full truckloads. Supply Chain Disruptions Affecting the Beverage Industry.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

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. As mentioned above, economic sanctions led to major impacts on Ukraine and Russia. Both the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

With as much as 90 percent of international trade being transported across ocean waterways, there are important findings for multi-industry supply chain and logistics management teams included in this report. Reportedly, cargo ships accounted for over 60 percent of vessels lost in 2023.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 14, 2022

However, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the EIA’s forecast due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the US domestic economy. Transportation carriers, regardless of mode, are feeling the fuel pain and are raising fuel surcharges as a result. . for the 12 months ending February. increase is the largest since January 1982.

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Resilinc

MARCH 28, 2023

Compounding the problem, natural gas prices have risen due to cold weather, coupled with the effects on natural gas supplies of the Russia-Ukraine war. Per the contract, Eni will deliver one LNG cargo per month between 2017 and 2032. This is due to the fact that China allocated more budge to zero-Covid initiatives.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

logistics industry, the freight railroads and three of the nation’s largest transportation labor unions managed to reach a tentative agreement the the early hours of Thursday, September 15th. Air Cargo Volumes Normalizing YoY, but Concerns Remain. Freight Rail and Union Members Reach Tentative Agreement. With the agreement, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. As supply chain logistics and transportation teams are keenly aware, rates peaked to more than $20,000 per container for both routes at this time last year.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Geopolitics This year, three major geopolitical conflicts impacted the global supply chain: the Russia-Ukraine war, China-Taiwan tensions, and the Israel-Hamas war. The Russia-Ukraine war highlighted numerous dependencies tied to the region, including rare earth materials , gas and oil , and neon.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

In his recent blog , Anmol Khurana discussed the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for companies shipping products in and out of the region. While Russian cargo sits on loading docks and ships, waiting to be inspected and rerouted, throughput levels are down across Europe — with noticeable effects on product availability.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 12, 2022

Often, the general public’s view of freight transportation is similar. With a sudden large intake of truck or rail transportation, society moves on with their lives, understanding only a fraction of the supply chain in its entirety. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported that, “Freight shipped across the U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 25, 2022

The FedEx Express team met the cargo plane at the gate to immediately move the coveted commodity toward the consumers. administration and agencies to provide logistics and transportation support as needed, because when it matters most, FedEx delivers.” on May 22, 2022.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Second, international cargo is multimodal dependent and the ability to maintain visibility across multiple bills of lading (BOLs) remains a challenge. Will military tensions between Russia and the Ukraine impact shipping in the Black Sea?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

World-scale crises like the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine are also playing a part. The innovation opened a new chapter in the story of global trade, and in doing so eliminated countless traditional jobs such as the manual loading and offloading of cargo ships.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Maritime transport is the main artery of global trade. The intricate networks of shipping routes, ports, and inland terminals have strengthened the interconnectedness of the world economy, and maritime shipping is the critical mode of global transport. Yet these chokepoints are vulnerable to disruptions.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2023

has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party — becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.”[1]

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

freight railroads have reported strong profits in recent years, helped by higher prices and steady business in transporting everything from automobiles to fertilizer. Export demand for coal and grain, stemming from disruptions in supply chains in Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine, bolstered freight volumes this year, railroads said.

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. ” New supplies of the cheese should have already arrived in Sochi as the caterers ordered a further 800 kg to be transported by truck from Switzerland to Russia through Ukraine as soon as they noticed the stocks dwindling. arviem real-time cargo monitoring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. In our last piece of autonomous vehicle news, the “world’s first” autonomous commercial cargo ship has successfully completed a near-500-mile voyage in the congested waters of Tokyo Bay, traveling without human intervention for 99 percent of the trip.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls. The ongoing Russia – Ukraine war continues to disrupt global supply chains. Russian naval forces have closed shipping in and out of the Sea of Azov, which is one of the few access points to ocean trade in Ukraine. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following the recent attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on cargo ships in the Bab al Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, several major global shipping and oil companies – including Maersk and British Petroleum (BP) – have suspended shipments and halted operations in the area. Will reroute shipments.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This force majeure is likely due to the inability to load or discharge steel and scrap cargo caused by the lack of manpower and support infrastructure at the port of Iskenderun. The Turkish Ministry for Transport recently said, nearly 750 miles of railway lines have been affected. BP Azerbaijan, the Azeri unit of BP Plc.,

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). They form a continuum.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Plummeting Air Cargo Rates Trouble Shippers Worldwide. Gig-Transportation Businesses on Edge Over Contractor Regulations. To address growing concerns surrounding the tradesman of independent contractors, the Biden administration has proposed a rule that could raise costs for gig-economy transportation providers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. As a result, cargo is clogging the ports of Los Angeles amid a railroad worker shortage.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Russian-Ukraine War . The Russian-Ukraine War continues to rage on 10 months later. . American businesses depend on Russia and Ukraine for a plethora of commodities. cargo shipments by weight, stoked already surging inflation, cost the American economy as much as $2 billion per day, and stranded millions of rail passengers.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

”[2] They go on to explain, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned the Black Sea into a gauntlet of warships and mines, navigated by grain-laden bulk carriers sailing under the fragile consent of two warring states. What alternative means and routes of transportation can be used? Which shipments are affected?

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Supply chain expert Bernard Milian explains, “The tremors of recent years, from Brexit and Covid to the war in Ukraine, have prompted many companies and governments to realize how fragile supply chains can be. ” • Global transportation remains vital. However, supply chain journalist Robert J.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Even if the traffic along the Suez Canal route returns to full throttle in 2025, this shift would cause weeklong processing delays, container backlogs, and a spike in congestion at many European seaports due to the sudden increase in cargo volume. In Ukraine, Russian forces now occupy around 20% of the country. and the UK.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Artificial intelligence has been applied to just about every supply chain application imaginable, including transportation management and execution, demand planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management, and order management. Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping.

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EFT

MAY 26, 2025

Tariff truce will not spark cargo boom at busiest US seaport, executive director says The head of the busiest U.S. billion) guarantee facility, the transport ministry said on Thursday. port does not expect imports to soar after last week's tariff truce between Washington and Beijing that temporarily lowered the duty to 30% from 145%.

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