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Tariffs cause bust-to-boom cycle for China-US trade routes

EFT

US shippers are rushing to restock and frontload inventories in the wake of the 90-day reduction in tariffs, and there are already signs of queues building back to China that could cause another period of chaos along the critical trans-Pacific trade route. This number falls back to down to two in July as capacity is injected back in.

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The need to know

EFT

The need to know from Reuters’ global network of journalists Retailers rush to save US summer shopping season U.S. Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N) France's CMA CGM to redeploy fleet to avoid U.S.

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Chemical Giant Uses Inventory Tracking for Solving Key Supply Chain Issues

Roambee

As an industry that generates trillions of dollars in sales and employs millions globally, the chemical industry is ubiquitous when it comes to products and technology. No matter how established a chemical company is, a well-organized inventory tracking system is irreplaceable for its success.

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Tackling Drug Counterfeiting — Barcodes vs. RFID vs. Blockchain

Roambee

One of the major worries for the global pharmaceutical industry around patient safety is counterfeit drugs. Although most industries are focusing on supply chain efficiency, pharma supply chains bring a bigger worry into the picture: patient safety.

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Global Supply Chain Recovery Dependent On A Vaccine

Supply Chain Shaman

The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. The companies are just not good at managing inventories and orchestrating distribution strategies. The global supply chain recovery depends on a vaccine, but I expect the distribution cycle to be longer than the discovery phase.

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11 Ways Tech Will Change Logistics in 2017

Freightos

Freight Booking Is (Slowly) Going Online. For years, online freight was limited to US domestic trucking. International freight quoting is moving online too, with major progress by enterprise providers, like Kuehne + Nagel , and startups (like the Freightos Marketplace ). For decades, freight was about bigger ships.