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February 7, 2024 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine February 7, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 7% to $4,367/FEU. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 7% to $5,097/FEU.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. A crisis of this magnitude creates a mind-boggling supply chain and logistics challenge. Relief agencies normally spend as much as 80% of their proceeds on logistics and supply chain.

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April 16, 2024 Update

Freightos

Europe prices(FBX11 Weekly) increased 7% to $3,545/FEU. Europe weekly prices fell 2% to $3.30/kg. Europe – N. A closure would see Kuwait, Iraq and most of the UAE’s ports become inaccessible. And though volumes are likely to rebound to Europe, expectations, overall, are subdued. kg China – N.

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Quality Improvement in Manufacturing: Relief for Operations Manager

ThroughPut

For Europe, operations are now resuming from the extended production breaks. Most importantly for ThroughPut, manufacturing and logistics operations in the industrial world are about to pick back up until Christmas. Trips to places like Iraq during 2015 made me realize how little people had, and how 90% of the world was in that state.

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

For Europe, it is almost time to resume activities from the extended production breaks. Most importantly for ThroughPut, manufacturing and logistics operations in aerospace, automotive, CPG, and energy are about to pick back up until Christmas. Summer is almost over. The population of Mykonos is about to drop by more than 50%.

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

For Europe, operations are now resuming from the extended production breaks. Most importantly for ThroughPut, manufacturing and logistics operations in the industrial world are about to pick back up until Christmas. Trips to places like Iraq during 2015 made me realize how little people had, and how 90% of the world was in that state.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Nevertheless, they offer possibilities for routes that may encourage domestic imports and exports as well as the growth of logistical activities.

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