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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Of course, what happens in the U.S. Terrorism : The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, coupled with the ongoing instability in Syria and Iraq and the spread of ISIS, have raised the risk for terrorism-related supply chain disruptions in 2016. Or will any rate increases, if they actually occur, be short-lived?

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Impact of Trump Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement on Manufacturing & Transportation

GlobalTranz

Throughout the course of the 2016 election and now the Trump Administration, many Americans have expressed dissatisfaction with the Paris Climate Agreement. manufacturers, distributors or other partners, except for Syria and Nicaragua, will be at risk. The Paris Climate Agreement. Let those words hang for a moment.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

Of course, what happens in the U.S. All of these entities could have a destabilizing effect on world peace and prosperity, whether it’s Russia and its military actions in Syria and elsewhere (not to mention its fighter jets buzzing U.S. Cyber risk and security is getting more attention from the ocean shipping community too.