Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up (October 7th – 11th) This past week, I’ve been playing tourist in London, one of my favorite cities in Europe. Europe is seeking to reduce its reliance on Chinese imports for green technologies and lithium, with countries like Portugal and Spain looking to develop their lithium industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Meanwhile, Europe accelerates its hydrogen transition, digital product passports gain traction for compliance, and a high-stakes egg heist underscores the fragility of food supply chains. From the U.S. Lets dive into the biggest stories impacting businesses and consumers alike.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2024

” Siddharth Priyesh, CrimsonLogic’s Vice President & Head of the Americas, Europe , Middle East , Africa & South Asia , echoed the sentiment, “We are thrilled to partner Newage to deliver an integrated solution for customs compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Meanwhile, Europe accelerates its hydrogen transition, digital product passports gain traction for compliance, and a high-stakes egg heist underscores the fragility of food supply chains. From the U.S. Lets dive into the biggest stories impacting businesses and consumers alike.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The round was led by DTCP, with participation from Latitude Ventures, Wave-X and Bootstrap Europe, along with existing investors Atomico, Lakestar, Capnamic and several angels from the logistics industry. Dexory, the robotics and data intelligence company announced it has closed an $80 million Series B funding round.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

Mitigation Strategies in Agriculture Farmers are exploring new export markets in South America and Europe to compensate for declining North American sales. Cold storage warehouses are experiencing congestion, as food producers attempt to delay shipments until trade tensions ease.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2025

This strategic partnership taps into the strong expertise of DHL’s Supply Chain and CRYOPDP, presenting a substantial opportunity for Cryoport to further expand its reach to global growth markets such as Asia Pacific (APAC) and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).”

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) decreased 7% to $1,291/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 25% to $4.23/kg. Europe – N. Europe prices are 36% above their extreme lows last month showing some gains through the GRIs, though rates for both lanes remain below 2019 levels. Europe prices rebounded 25% to $4.23/kg

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 34% to $996/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 7% to $3.70/kg. Europe – N. Carriers are not having the same success on Asia – Europe lanes where rates crashed 34% last week to less than $1,000/FEU, an FBX record low for this lane. Europe rates of $3.70/kg

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) were level at $1,744/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 5% to $3.05/kg. Europe – N. Europe rates were stable last week, daily rates this week have declined about 7%. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were level at $3,079/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air index China – N.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 8% to $1,608/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 1% to $3.07/kg. Europe – N. The overcapacity in the market is forcing some to idle new ultra large vessels even before their maiden voyages from Asia to Europe. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) dipped 1% to $3,048/FEU.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

Tata Steel Europe Plant in Wales. Tata Steel Europe, which produced 9.5 Svend Lassen, head of reporting & data analytics for commercial and supply chain at Tata Steel Europe, explained that there needs to be a clear understanding of how any digital project will improve margins before the project is approved. “We

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C3 Solutions

JULY 3, 2024

Dock and yard management are today's most in-focus parts of supply chain and logistics. Together, they bring methods to the madness of warehouse operations. Dock and Yard Management ensures efficient cargo handling, reduces vehicle turnaround times, and leads to timely deliveries and cost-effective operations.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 13% to $6,787/FEU. Europe weekly prices fell 4% to $3.45/kg. Europe – N. Europe and the Mediterranean decreased further last week. America and Europe were $5.82/kg Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) fell 3% to $9,130/FEU. America weekly prices increased 14% to $5.82/kg.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The deepening power crisis has already taken 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in North America and Europe. As the US and Europe enter peak winter season in Q4, issues on the energy front are expected to be more severe. About 73% of the aluminum cans in the US come from recycled scrap. What’s Next?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

Software emerged in North America, quickly followed by Western Europe, then parts of Asia, and finally Latin America. Automation tended to emerge in Western Europe, followed by North America, parts of Asia, then Latin America. Supply chain technologies have a general pattern of adoption and growth across regions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I also looked at changes in exports by the US, Europe, and China. Together these statements reinforce the narrative that activity in Europe is weak, while activity in the US and Asia are generally stable. I see that as a positive. The third trend is that global trade growth appears to be gradually slowing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

The Role of Technology and Strategy in Multi-Tier, Regionalized Supply Networks Multi-Tier and Regionalized Networks To reduce risk exposure, companies are increasingly expanding sourcing and production capabilities across multiple regions, including North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

Many events exist in North America, Europe, and Asia. Welcome 2024! This year, as with years in the past, there is a broad and deep line-up of supply chain and logistics conferences to attend. Industry association events are being held in the winter, spring, summer, and fall.

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2024

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 1% to $8,429/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 7% to $3.63/kg. Europe – N. kg to Europe in the last two weeks, possibly reflecting easing demand for air as pressure on ocean logistics has started to decrease. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) fell 2% to $9,661/FEU.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 31, 2023

If you transport goods by road in Europe, you are very familiar with CMR — that is, the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road. As described by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business: The [CMR] was developed in 1956. [It]

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Suez Canal is the shortest route for container traffic from Asia to the Mediterranean and Europe, and is also used for some volumes from the Far East or Southern Asia to North America. Europe and Mediterranean volumes with these carriers as well. What to expect from shipping in the Suez Canal & Red Sea? Asia – N.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

Europe relies on Russia for around 35% of its natural gas. Increased shipping lead time: More than 6,000 miles of railroad runs through Russia and connects Eastern China with Western Europe. Increased input costs: Russia is the second largest crude oil supplier in the world. This further adds to lead times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Map of Natural Gas Pipelines into Europe. This is particularly true in Europe, where Russia is the largest provider of natural gas to Europe, providing about 35% of its supply. and 200 in Europe have tier-1 suppliers in Ukraine. and 109,000 firms in Europe have Russian or Ukrainian suppliers at tier 3.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The project was focused on the spare parts supply chain – the delivery of car parts and aftermarket accessories to automotive dealers and repair shops across Europe from their OEM vendors as well as their own manufacturing facilities in Europe. This supply chain spanned across 24 nations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025. Last year, Amazon delivered more than 100 million packages to customer doorsteps in Europe using electric delivery vans and other zero-emission vehicles, per its sustainability report. That one is probably not a record he was hoping to break. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Schedules were quickly disrupted and capacity shifted to China – Europe and North America lanes to accommodate the longer voyages. America and 67% to Europe as Red Sea disruptions pushed demand for air cargo. Ports in India were among those hardest hit by the Red Sea diversions that started in mid-December.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

It’s having an impact mainly in Europe and Asia. But now ships between Europe and Asia are instead going around the Cape of Good Hope on the southern tip of Africa, which can add anywhere from 10 days to a month of travel time compared to the Red Sea/Suez Canal route.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 18, 2025

Real-World Impact: How AI Helped Mitsubishi Electric Cut Spare Parts Stock by 30% Mitsubishi Electric Europe, a leading industrial and consumer electronics manufacturer, faced challenges common to aftermarket businesses: high inventory costs, inconsistent service levels, and unpredictable demand patterns.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 17, 2024

Founded in 1992 in Baltimore, ICAT Logistics has expanded across the United States and Europe, specializing in handling unusual, high-value, and oversized freight that often falls outside the scope of standard containerized shipping. In his off hours, Chris is a sports enthusiast who enjoys cooking. Packaging bulky loads.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For LKQ Europe , as shown in Figure 1, testing on brake pad distribution showed that the bullwhip effect was 48% between channel demand and the customer order. Bullwhip Effect at LKQ Europe Summer 2022 Testing So, why do we not measure it? The reason? The distribution models were never tested when implemented.

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Freightos

JULY 9, 2024

Europe prices(FBX11 Weekly) increased 17% to $8,344/FEU. Europe weekly prices fell 10% to $3.38/kg. Europe – N. Europe and $7,900/FEU to the Mediterranean. Europe are 80% higher than highs seen in January. kg and 10% to Europe to $3.38/kg Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2023

From FreeVectorMaps.com Industry Association Events (in chronological order) Event Name Date Location ProMat March 20 – 23 Chicago, IL SiTL March 28 – 30 Paris, France LogiMAT April 25 – 27 Stuttgart, Germany NRF Supply Chain 360 April 26 – 28 Long Beach, CA WERC Annual June 4 – 7 Orlando, FL Home Delivery World June 14 – (..)

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Freightos

JULY 8, 2024

Sune Stilling, ex-Founder and Managing Partner at Maersk Growth now building the first supply chain and logistics focused venture fund in Europe, Nine Realms. Nikolai Bozhilov, Executive Chairman of Unimasters, a freight forwarder operating in Eastern Europe. The stuff that really matters,” Will says.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2025

Bosch + Port of Hamburg: V2X for Urban Freight Flow Optimization At one of Europes busiest ports, Bosch has deployed infrastructure that connects trucks to dynamic signage, smart signals, and route suggestion engines. This type of cooperative driving is ideal for long-haul logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions. The port serves as a gateway for exporting coal to Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as importing coal from Canada and Colombia.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 14, 2025

Real-World Impact: How AI Helped Mitsubishi Electric Cut Spare Parts Stock by 30% Mitsubishi Electric Europe, a leading industrial and consumer electronics manufacturer, faced challenges common to aftermarket businesses: high inventory costs, inconsistent service levels, and unpredictable demand patterns.

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