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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers. A drought in Panama significantly reduced transits of larger Neopanamax-class container ships in November and December, with transit constraints intensifying last month. When it comes to inflation forecasting , pretty everyone had it wrong.

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Red Sea Ocean Transport Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. Specifically, EBIDA is currently forecasted to be in a range of between $1 billion and $6 billion this year. Our prior published update was on January 19 th.

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Survey Points to Little Signs of Traditional Peak Period Ocean Container Demand

Supply Chain Matters

Now we have labour disruptions and the Panama Canal drought, which in normal circumstances would lead to an uptick in freight rates as they adsorb effective capacity, but any significant price effect is now highly doubtful in the current market.” Spot rates are at pre-pandemic levels in most trades, and contract rates are sliding.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

As 2024 begins, two of the world’s most critical ocean transit corridors, the Suez Canal , and the Panama Canal are facing threats of shipping disruption as global geopolitical tensions and terrorist threats escalate. Truck and rail transportation movements across the Mexico and U.S. World economic growth was forecasted to slow from 3.5

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Seasonal Holiday Hiring At Its Lowest Levels Following up on our Supply Chain Matters posting highlighting the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) November 2023 holiday spending forecast , The Wall Street Journal reported this week ( Paid subscription ) that the number of U.S. This report cites data from the U.S.

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Experts Reveal Top Transportation Trends to Watch

Supply Chain Opz

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. However, the end of the recession and an increase in demand for transportation services did not restore the motor carrier industry to its former state. In the U.S.,

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Hanjin Shipping Bankruptcy

3PL Insights

Many workers and businesses, including trucking firms, railroad companies and port terminal operators, contract with Hanjin to transport and deliver cargo containers, and now they are in serious danger of not getting paid. In addition, the recent expansion of the Panama Canal has led companies to build larger, newer ships.