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Fasten Your Seatbelts, It’s going to Be a Bumpy Year!

Enterra Insights

He writes, “Tariffs hit hard on the bottom line by hiking up costs across supply chains, thereby affecting sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution decisions. Viswanathan writes, “Product redesign, value-added manufacturing, and duty drawback are a few of the numerous potential strategies to implement to lower the tariff burden.”

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Trump announces 25% tariffs on goods from Japan, South Korea 

Freight Waves

.” Trump said both countries had the option of no tariffs should they choose to “build or manufacture product within the United States.” The organization includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

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The need to know

EFT

Egypt's Suez Canal offers 15% discount for big container ships to win back trade Egypt's Suez Canal will offer a 15% discount on transit fees for container ships with net tonnage of at least 130,000 metric tons, to encourage trade back now the security situation has eased and help ships offset rising insurance costs, its authorities said on Tuesday.

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8 Ways Cloud Technology Is Changing the Game For Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Furthermore, cloud technology allows for the dissolution of political debates between business practices; although, the rules of governing entities may have the capacity to limit Internet access, such as was seen in Egypt in past years. US manufacturing is no stranger to the damaging effects of market volatility.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Interesting Facts & Financial Breakdown of the Global Logistics Market

GlobalTranz

Since the construction of the pyramids in ancient Egypt, logistics has made remarkable strides. For example, a manufacturing partner might be able to buy materials at a bulk rate or a 3PL provider could access reliable truckload freight contractors you cannot. However, the origins of logistics run back much deeper into the past.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

-based carrier’s role in Mexico as nearshoring manufacturing trends drive more cross-border trade. Global supply chains are shifting, Mexico’s role in global trade is growing, and Mexican small and medium enterprises and manufacturing sectors are looking for reliable access to the U.S.

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Overcoming complex logistics in building better cities

DELMIA Quintiq

Whether it is shipping pipes to Egypt for irrigation projects or support trusses to build bridges in Italy, the logistics puzzles of the materials industry are varied and complex. We talked about production planning in building better cities , but what about logistics? Poor road conditions aside, not all building sites are accessible by road.