Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Which brings us to international freight. The cost of importing a 40’ container from China to the United States West Coast grew 1,000% from $1,800 in 2019 to over $20,000 in September 2021 according to our Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). It’s challenging to get fixed prices for global freight. Until today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser. My stated logic was that inflation pressures would deter companies from engaging in higher cost efforts such as commissioning new warehouse locations to minimize disruption risks. Earlier this month my colleagues and I published our 2022 Supply Chain Predications.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of March and Q1- 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which reinforce a state of stabilization within global supply chain networks. However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. United States Two indices of U.S. for January.

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Stord

MARCH 24, 2019

For months, shippers had been moving inventory from China to the United States earlier than usual, trying to get ahead of a new round of tariffs scheduled to hit in March. Last year, the company’s total inventory grew by 10.9%, increasing by 1.3% Inbound volume at the Port of Los Angeles, for example, was down 18.2%

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

In today’s hyper-connected world, freight forwarding can seem like a lone holdout. Combining this pre-existing state of freight with the events of the past two-plus years of pandemic-related disruptions and grasping the micro- and macro-dynamics becomes even harder. What’s causing the delays in freight shipments?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 30, 2014

A lot of companies set up operations and sourced from Mexico back in the 90s, then the focus shifted to China and other Asian countries, and now Mexico is back in the spotlight. We’ve seen, for example, instability in ocean freight, cost, and issues with [Los Angeles] ports in past years. that are used to going to their current U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Output, new orders, employment and inventory stocks reportedly all contracted. United States Two indices of U.S. China The two recognized indices of PMI within China each eased back to contraction conditions for April. Some transportation services executives now open describe a freight rate recession.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 25, 2021

If you’re a brand looking to import goods into the United States, there are ways optimize your ecommerce supply chain and save on costs, as long as you keep up with the laws, rules, and regulations placed by t he US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Imports from China. What is Section 321? the company) per day.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

Google a phrase like “sourcing products from China” and you’ll instantly be faced by almost 39 million results! This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. Introduction. Chinese Business Directories.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

What is your air freight strategy for the year ahead? The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. It is likely that 2018 will end with a growth rate in the 4% range, down from 10% in 2017 (measured in freight tonne kilometers per IATA ). Explore air freight consolidation.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Since we promised to update you regularly, we’ve collated some of the latest stories from the world of freight shipping, warehousing, logistics services, and supply chain technology, so that you can keep your finger on the pulse of the fast-changing logistics landscape. How retailers are reevaluating post-pandemic inventory strategies.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

The main countries affected by the drought are China, Japan, South Korea, and the US, as the Panama Canal facilitates 46% of container movement from northeastern Asia to the US. The current situation in the Panama Canal has already caused China-US spot shipping prices to rise by as much as 36%.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

What is your air freight strategy for the year ahead? The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. It is likely that 2018 will end with a growth rate in the 4% range, down from 10% in 2017 (measured in freight tonne kilometers per IATA ). Explore air freight consolidation.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. Trucking disruptions in these areas threaten the flow of inbound and outbound inventory. . Because of this, both Inventory Costs (91.0) per 40-foot container.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A China Plus sourcing stance has become ever more important as is longer-term alignment to government induced supply chain policies and legislation initiatives for deemed critical materials. A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S. customers increased to a level of $41.8

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. Many retailers tried to move inventory to the United States earlier than normal to avoid impending tariffs, causing a massive influx of shipments. In practice, here are five specific ways to to prepare.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. Freight Rates 2019-2021. This month, China stopped sharing Automated Identification Signals (AIS) data when an ocean carrier is in Chinese waters.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 14, 2019

With the May 10 increase in duty rates on certain Chinese-made imports—and China’s subsequent retaliation on U.S.-made made goods—I think we can all safely agree the United States and China are in a fully-fledged trade war. freight or U.S.-to-China to-China freight? domestic freight flows.

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LevaData

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The bitter China–United States trade war might actually have helped organizations prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. It exposed supply chain vulnerabilities of many organizations, especially those that operate or have business relationships in China and other impacted geographies. Keeping the lights on.

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LevaData

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The bitter China–United States trade war might actually have helped organizations prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. It exposed supply chain vulnerabilities of many organizations, especially those that operate or have business relationships in China and other impacted geographies. Keeping the lights on.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Why is freight pricing reaching historical records? According to the Shanghai index (SCFI) , freight is around $2,900 for twenty-foot containers (TEUs), almost three times the $1,000 registered in the first week of January 2020 and 3.6 International shipping lines with the United States are leading those increases.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

For example, the China-owned COSCO and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have confirmed their merger. Some carriers are already reviewing their rail contracts to possibly price routing via the United States East Coast (USEC) to the battleground region on which U.S.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. higher than 2020.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 13, 2019

It’s important to note there’s also an exclusion process opened by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for companies impacted by List 3 tariffs. administration recently announced a 10% tariff on $300 billion USD imports from China effective September 1, 2019. imports from China. imports from China.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Yet with the autobahns, motorways and highways largely free of traffic apart from freight, goods are generally getting through and we are yet to see long-term shortages of food and other essential items. Countries such as the UK and Ireland, which are highly reliant on air freight, are especially exposed to this kind of supply chain risk.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As a result, inventory builds up, costs rise, and customers wait longer for their products to arrive. The United States-Chile trade agreement allows all U.S. The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement eliminates tariffs on 80% of U.S. In comparison, however, Chilean customs are very similar to the U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, drove the increase in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. Freight Rates 2019-2021. This month, China stopped sharing Automated Identification Signals (AIS) data when an ocean carrier is in Chinese waters.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

So, not surprisingly, Q3 saw a massive spike in small businesses being formed in the United States. It wasn’t all rosy though; FBA imports dropped off in July and August, likely in response to new restrictions Amazon placed on how much inventory third party sellers can hold in its warehouses. . Adaptability of SMBs.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Just-in-time (JIT) inventory management became crucial to the nation’s meteoritic industrial growth, including Toyota’s eclipsing North American and European automakers as the world’s largest automakers for their time. A world transformed. ” An expected global surprise. And things haven’t normalized since then.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). China’s logistics sector grows steadily in 2015 (Xinhua). DAT Launches Streamlined TMS for New Freight Brokers. Wal-Mart Piloting Delivery with Uber, Lyft and Deliv.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

China is at 74%, the United States tracks at 73%, Australia at 70%, and India at 42%. In Los Angeles, due to the trade deficit between the United States and China, 3.5 containers are received rom China for every container shipped. Labor shortages abound for road freight. Making the Argument.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Packaging from China might be very price competitive, but the lead times are long, require large minimum order quantities, can be complex to source, and quality is more difficult to control than when sourced more locally. This applies to road transportation as well as sea and air freight. Transportation. About the Author.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Packaging from China might be very price competitive, but the lead times are long, require large minimum order quantities, can be complex to source, and quality is more difficult to control than when sourced more locally. This applies to road transportation as well as sea and air freight. Transportation. About the Author.

Supply Chain Design 40

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Packaging from China might be very price competitive, but the lead times are long, require large minimum order quantities, can be complex to source, and quality is more difficult to control than when sourced more locally. This applies to road transportation as well as sea and air freight.

Supply Chain Design 40

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Packaging from China might be very price competitive, but the lead times are long, require large minimum order quantities, can be complex to source, and quality is more difficult to control than when sourced more locally. This applies to road transportation as well as sea and air freight.

Supply Chain Design 40

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

For example, the China-owned COSCO and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have confirmed their merger. Some carriers are already reviewing their rail contracts to possibly price routing via the United States East Coast (USEC) to the battleground region on which U.S.

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