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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

Source: project44 Monthly report. Lauritzen Chile S.A. Transshipment ports in the Mediterranean had the highest overall rollover rate in 2022 with 53% of all transshipped boxes being rolled over this year, compared to 47% in 2021. Some of the companies he has collaborated with and worked for are Transmetrics AD, Robotto Co.,

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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

To meet this demand and ensure a sustainable supply chain, Australia, Chile , China, and Brazil are proactively ramping up their lithium production. China, Japan, and South Korea are among the top consumers , driven by their increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and other high-tech applications.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

The authors then used industry sources to project demand and revenue for thee fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) vs. seven “green” metals (aluminum, cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, silver and zinc) that are critical to building an energy economy. And there are a few winners and losers from this scenario.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

Restrictions in the Panama Canal have affected over 170 countries and virtually every good: soybeans and liquified natural gas from the United States, copper and fresh cherries from Chile, and beef from Brazil. Then, managers should invest in a 24/7 supply chain monitoring system.

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Mayor Taps Leamer for Mexico Delegation - UCLA Anderson School.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

El Mercurio (Chile - Spanish). Mexico is the Los Angeles area’s second-largest export market and one of Los Angeles County’s largest sources of foreign direct investment. Ola k ase on Sebastian Edwards urges economic reform to Chile. Jonathan Greenblatt @ Huffington Post. Jim Stengel Thought Leadership. Financial Times.

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Country Risk Scores Mapped and Explained

EcoVadis

RSF calculates each country’s Freedom of the Press score based on two sources: 1) quantitative research 2) journalist survey responses. The second source, the journalist survey is completed by at least 5 journalists in every country. To remain in line with these changes, EcoVadis updates its country risk scores annually as well.