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Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Companies are now combining this decentralization of production from China and Asia to Europe and the US to include CO2 emission reduction objectives. The proximity to main customers, a more resilient value chain and reduction of transportation costs favor decentralisation of production.

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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

But it was featured on CNN Business and in other business media because it had traveled 6,000 miles from Xian China and represented a growing trend in China-Europe supply chains: shifting a portion of container traffic away from pricey and congested ocean shipping lanes to rail. It’s growing dramatically however.

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Transport Expert Nicolas Meilhan’s Perspective on the EcoVadis 2019 Index Results

EcoVadis

Nicolas Meilhan is a Scientific Advisor for France Stratégie and works on transport and energy issues. . Companies in the transport sector are the subject of a specific analysis in the Index, with more than 900 companies (including 700 small and medium-sized companies) included in the 2018 sample.

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Added Signs of Global Manufacturing Upturn in May

Supply Chain Matters

Regionally, output growth reported increased in China , the United Kingdom and the United States. China China’s official PMI compiled by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics slipped into contraction for May with a reported value of 49.5. import tariffs on certain goods produced in China. in April and 50.8

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Checklist: Logistics challenges in China

Supply Chain Movement

Supply chain in China was once an afterthought or was only thought of in terms of the ‘Make’ and ‘Ship’ processes included in manufacturing in China. But as China becomes not only the factory of the world but the ‘Mall of the world’ this can no longer be true. Back in 2001, China was just revving its engine, a $1.3

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Alibaba Expands U.S. Online Shipment Program

Supply Chain Matters

China based online retail marketing and platform provider Alibaba is expanding its U.S. According to a published report by the South China Morning Post , this program has come in the light of facing increased competition from online sites Temu and Shein which are both fulfilling products for U.S. online shipment delivery services.

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. In China, a Two-month Lockdown begins to Ease. As China ramps up production, the pressure is being placed on available air freight capacity.

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