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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The pace appears to have picked up since spring 2023 with investments in Veo Robotics, computer vision company Flymingo, industrial wireless automation startup CoreTigo, Rightbot and Instock. Cargo theft incidents were up more than 57 percent in 2023 compared with the year prior, according to CargoNet, a Verisk company. 18 to $3,860.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea. This has led to increased insurance premiums for ships sailing through the Red Sea, and some shipping companies have avoided the area altogether.

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FMCG Drinks Route to Market – let’s get fizzical in CEE

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

In a past life I ran the Supply Chain for an FMCG company in the 6 Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC) countries plus Yemen in the Middle East. The Distribution model was one different legal entity per territory even for the largest market of Saudi Arabia.

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Make Bottleneck Management Your Biggest Priority

ThroughPut

By combining vast amounts of operational data with sophisticated machine learning capabilities, companies can now make informed predictions about future events. It doesn’t provide perfect foresight, but it does provide a marked upgrade compared to the vague forecasts companies currently rely on. Plan for long-term capital expenditures.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

ThroughPut

companies with global operations, one of the most effective ways to mitigate risk is to ship smarter. companies should be looking to partner with more stable countries where tariff changes aren’t expected. companies to do business in their lands. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. Ali Hasan R.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Over the last six years, several countries significantly improved their CPI score, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and the United Kingdom, while several countries declined, including Syria, Yemen and Australia. Bribery and gifts are widespread practices in Yemen. Media Image. transactionID. 59c8ff4a-3dcf-4f22-a845-29918359fe95.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ship operators fear that their crews could be imperiled on the journeys through the Red Sea by missile or drone attacks from a Yemen-based rebel group. The Suez’s problems are geopolitical and those in Panama are climate-based, but both are roiling global trade. tons of fuel each day.