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Logistics Report: Forecasting More Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Shifting Compet ition

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Forecasting Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Challenge. A growing number of logistics operators and industry observers see the snarls bottling up supply chains this year extending deep into 2022. Alibaba Group Holding is facing a new challenge to its e-commerce dominance in China from a seemingly surprising source.

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Maersk’s Q1-2022 Financial Performance Portends What to Expect in Ocean Freight Rates

Supply Chain Matters

Regrading the current Covid-19 lockdowns occurring among major population and manufacturing regions in China , CEO Skou acknowledged that although major ports remain open, land-based logistics services have upended goods movement. . Outlook for Remainder of 2022.

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Top 3 Recent Automotive Logistics Trends, Part 2

BlueYonder

And as we discussed the automotive ecosystem is a complex network of logistics, third-party logistics providers, OEMs, Tier-1s, and Tier-2s. The magnitude and frequency of disruptions are increasing, whether it is because of Ukraine or the chip shortage. Having that end-to-end visibility is key.

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The Future of Third-Party Logistics Beyond COVID: Where Do We Go from Here

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

To understand what’s going on with third-party logistics , we had an extensive discussion with four industry thought leaders at BR Williams. The pandemic exposed a supply shock, our supply chain’s dependence on China for pharmaceuticals, critical medical supplies like KN95 masks, and other household essentials.

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Survey Finds Significant Success in the 3PL Industry Across the Supply Chain Industry

GlobalTranz

Today, the 22 nd Annual Surveys of Third Party Logistics Provider (3PL) CEOs, sponsored by Penske Logistics , revealed that 3PL CEOs are confident about the current state and future revenue growth potential of both their companies and the regional 3PL industries. European CEOs forecasted 5.33 percent and 11.50

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How to boost relationships between shippers and 3PLs

DELMIA Quintiq

I had an interesting conversation about this with Frank Tinschert, Business Unit Director Logistics at Quintiq, and below are his answers. The general situation for third-party logistics providers (3PLs) is that the requests made by their customers have become more challenging. This is the point of view of 3PLs.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Technavio, Last Mile Delivery Market in North America by Service and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025, Jan 2021. – Third-Party Logistics Study, 2022, NTT Data. Japan, France and China. – Micro-fulfillment market, Logistics IQ, 2020. But things have drastically changed today.