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Ocean Freight: Key Trends & Planning For Peak Season 2023

Ware2Go

See the latest insights on ocean freight rates and other trends that fast-growing businesses should know about to plan for 2023 peak season. In this article: Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Industry News Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 Freight Shipping From China & Alternatives What Are The Current Ocean Freight Rates?

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Continue to Stabilize in March and Q1-2023

Supply Chain Matters

However, we discern some added signs excess inventories and of production sourcing shifts. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. From our lens, the latter is evidence of recessionary manufacturing conditions that are now stabilizing. That stated, the reported 49.6

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods. As you know, demand for some items surged.

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Navigating Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Strategies for Resilience

SCMDOJO

The price of container freight rates surged while the entire world was having to deal with delays. Japan and Taiwan have earthquakes often, and they both are some of the leading suppliers of microchips. Among surveyed respondents, nearly 97% of industrial product companies saw disruptions during the pandemic.

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Federal Reserve GSPI Index Drops Significantly in April

Supply Chain Matters

The authors further observed that there was a notable upward contribution from Taiwan stocks of purchases. freight and logistics recession , we called attention to reports that the Logistics Manager Index (LMI) for April reached an all-time low of 50.9, characterized as the lowest reported reading in this index’s history.

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Peloton’s Supply Chain Strategy Turnabout

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. Pivot Toward Internal Manufacturing Presence.

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CAPS Conference: The Economist Projects What’s in Store for the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

Conflict erupts between China and Taiwan (Andrew said this is not likely, and I agree – see my previous blog ). The good news is that ocean freight rates will start trending down somewhat. War in Ukraine turns into global conflict. China’s zero COVID policy leads to severe recession. Cyberware erupts and shuts down supply chains.