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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Let’s take a look at today’s vehicle production and distribution market and how companies are overcoming these challenges. 2023 Outlook for Vehicle Exports and Global Ocean Freight With COVID-19 regulations relaxing worldwide, both car production and the consumer demand for new vehicles is surging.

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Doing Business in Singapore

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In 1819, the British East India Company established a trading settlement on the island, which set modern Singapore into motion. Singapore has nine airports with paved runways and moved 6,154,365,275 mt-km of freight on registered air carriers as of 2017. Import partners were China, Malaysia, the US, Japan and South Korea.

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The Coronavirus Is Shattering Traditional Supply Chains

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A March 11 analysis by trading platform Forex.com claimed that nearly 75% of all companies had already reported supply-chain disruptions, with more than 80% believing that at some point they would experience impacts as a result of COVID-19 disruptions. The financial risk for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) is especially high.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods. As you know, demand for some items surged.

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Five Key Takeaways From JOC’s TPM 2016

Freightos

overtaking South Korea at 2nd spot for Asian supplier of containerized goods to U.S ( from IHS ). Venture Capital Loves Freight. The industry talk is now on how consumer e-commerce attitudes are starting to impact freight. BETTER INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT HAS ARRIVED. GET INSTANT ONLINE FREIGHT QUOTES NOW.

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

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Companies should expect the bottleneck to be around for a while as the current situation at the waterway may become the new normal due to El Niño and climate change. 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.

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:o9 Solutions Doubles Its Annual Revenue Bookings in 2020

o9 Solutions

The company reported an 83 percent increase in employees in 2020, bringing its total headcount to 830. The company also continued to maintain a robust cash position underscoring its efficient and scaled growth trajectory. Named as Fastest Growing Private Company in America in Inc. DALLAS, January 12, 2021 — o9 Solutions Inc.,