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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777.

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Supply disruptions in these and other key commodities will trigger price increases for economically vital products such as batteries, and hinder the manufacture of semiconductors, jet engines, automobiles, and some medicines.” The real objective is the Finlandization of Georgia. …

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

The pressure to be more sustainable also comes from outside sources like governments, banks and customers. This is how I learned about the concept of “retained carbon”, or embodied carbon, which is essentially the carbon that is used in the extraction and manufacture of materials used in a project. And this is a significant amount.

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Growth for China’s 3PLs

MIT Supply Chain

China’s logistics industry is gaining in importance and developing rapidly to support the nation’s manufacturing sector. These findings have important policy implications. According to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, 3PLs suffer acute skill shortages in every operational and functional area.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

They especially encourage manufacturing and design enterprises that import, process and then re-export goods. For clarity, here’s a quick definition of each term: A free trade zone – or free zone as it is also known – can refer to specific-purpose manufacturing facilities.

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Ukraine Conflict Now Tops the List of Supply Chain Risks

Enterra Insights

Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty. Wise Ukrainian leaders would then opt for a policy of reconciliation between the various parts of their country. Internationally, they should pursue a posture comparable to that of Finland. Are we fooling ourselves?

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