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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

This shortage is the culmination of various ongoing issues – geopolitical tensions related to the Russia-Ukraine war, the rapid shift in consumer buying behavior and container freight availability. Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging.

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The Green Corridor: Food for Thought

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Green Corridor: Food for Thought Origin Transparency and Revolutionary Substitution for Supply Chains in a Fragmented yet Increasingly Digital World by Timothy Foote, Founder of Susymbio In our LogiSYM Magazine, there are many articles and adverts which help to provide transparency on the flow of goods from supplier and to the final customer.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

In other Walmart news, the company is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain. The data shows that only 60 percent of its shipments came from China during the same period, down from 80 percent in 2018.

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La Nina’s impact on the food supply chain

Resilinc

What is certain is that negative impacts from La Niña are already hitting core food commodities such as rice, wheat, dairy, meat, palm oil, coffee—and especially corn and soy. Ghandi averred that large global food companies have “limited” options” at this point for responding to La Niña.

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What’s going on with global supply chains: A primer for the casual consumer

Freightos

Disclaimer: This article is a zoom out for the less freight-inclined. If you have a deeper understanding of freight, you might want to check out our Freightos Baltic Index daily container index instead. Let’s talk freight. . And it’s not just ocean freight. More freight costs, higher consumer costs.

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The Green Corridor – Logistics’ Role In Preventing The Next Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving. So how did an African pangolin end up in a food market in China?

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Analysts say Amazon’s service can help the company retain users of its $139-a-year Amazon Prime subscription, which also provides streaming, discounts at Whole Foods Market and other perks. The air cargo industry has seen softer market rates due to increased capacity and shippers flocking back to ocean freight services.