Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Meanwhile, Brazil, Russia and India will become major suppliers as companies access the remaining untapped resources of the world. Meanwhile, the use of Big Data will empower new fleets and freight optimization and consolidation measures, and the IoT will provide new insights. New markets are emerging in the global economy daily.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

This shows that shippers are capitalizing on new mode/route combinations that will help them save cost, reduce lead time, and mitigate supply chain disruptions and risks (such as labor disputes in the ocean shipping industry). It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

This shows that shippers are capitalizing on new mode/route combinations that will help them save cost, reduce lead time, and mitigate supply chain disruptions and risks (such as labor disputes in the ocean shipping industry). It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Some of the supply constraints are also due to the destruction of key infrastructure in the Ukraine for shipping of these commodities. Thus, expect to see sanctions against Russia continuing for at least five years or more. The good news is that ocean freight rates will start trending down somewhat.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

The consequences of weather-related strains on supplies of corn, soy, and other food commodities—on top of existing inflation trends and rising shipping prices—means that food prices will stay at or near their record highs thought 2022, according to analysts interviewed by UK-based grocery trade journal The Grocer.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations. You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. Once cargo has shipped, there are no “backsies.” By Ali Hasan Raza.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. American Shipper reported last week that the number of container ships calling on major U.S. West Coast ports during 2021 in trying to process historic ship backlog levels.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 15, 2019

This strategy involves a country from a high-cost country area — typically US, UK, Canada, Australia, and West European nations — purchasing materials from resource-rich low-cost countries; think China, India, Indonesia, Bolivia, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, and East European nations. Shipping costs. control processes. Shorter lead time.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” Freight Rail and Union Members Reach Tentative Agreement. For the 5th consecutive year, the panel of industry experts at FreightTech 100 chose to add IntelligentAudit to their list.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The report further indicated that Inputs, expressed as supplier deliveries, inventories and imports, continued to constrain production expansion. That places the summer months, traditionally the ramp-up of global shipping to support holiday related product demand, at an increased peril of swamping ports. The reality that U.S.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Following the pandemic, 91% now do.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

The metaphor was reflective of when global shipping lines elected to take advantage of such disruptions to drive up shipping rates and ancillary charges to unprecedented levels with ongoing financial impacts to multiple industries. Friedman went on to articulate that transit times to move inventory from Asia to the U.S.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Over the last 2 years, Supply Chain teams have been struggling to procure and manufacture enough inventory. Global supply constraints have come from (1) supply-side disruptions like China’s Zero-COVID policy and the Russia / Ukraine conflict and (2) from demand pressure as federal stimulus flooded the market with extra cash in 2020 and 2021.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And the threat of “rain” is a complex one, ranging from port closures and materials shortages to tariffs, natural disasters, and blocked shipping lanes. You can’t simply look up at the sky, assessing the cloud cover. Supply-side risk and disruptions are taking many forms.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A published Future of Freight study sponsored by Deloitte in September 2022 indicated that U.S. the strategies were exploring nearshoring of prior foreign production, diversifying supplier networks and adding additional contingency inventories. firms are expected to reshore upwards of 350,000 jobs in 2022 alone. billion in September.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Secondly, materials and products originating in Russia and Ukraine are now in short supply, as they are simply not moving out of those countries. But, right now, after five months of armed conflict in Ukraine, economies worldwide, especially those in Europe, are beginning to feel the effects. Trouble has arisen on three fronts.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 A world transformed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 19, 2022

The modern supply chain is global and often depends on Russia for production, either equipment or materials. Russia and Ukraine supply critical materials for industrial production, the development of advanced batteries, and other items related to making industrial applications greener. What’s impacted? Raw materials.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

and European companies may last longer than expected as they try to sell off their bulging inventories in an economic climate where demand is stalling. They stocked up again after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed up the price of raw materials such as energy and wheat. 11 release. 11 release. without any extra packaging.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Then we saw a glut of inventory hit the shelves in late summer when those bottlenecks were addressed. A surplus of ships is likely 3. We expect shipping costs to drop in 2023 as we see a rush of new vessels next year. That could make container rates lower and cause shipping costs to drop. We’re advising clients to: .

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock. The largest U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 6, 2022

In President Biden’s press conference , he shared that the two primary causes of this enormous strategic oil reserves release were COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. What Else Can Shippers Do to Attract More Customers and Avoid Excess Shipping Costs? Unify all data within a single source of truth.

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Precoro

MARCH 22, 2023

By destroying Ukraine’s agricultural infrastructure and ports, Russia has seriously destabilized supply chains for numerous commodities such as wheat, barley, maize, rapeseed oil, sunflower seeds, and sunflower oil. Both Ukraine and Russia are among the most important producers of the abovementioned commodities in the world.

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Taulia

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

More recently, the war in Ukraine and the sanctions on Russia have placed limitations on both the overland rail and air freight routes from China to Europe and increased the strain on Northern European ports that were already congested before the war. Flexible inventory management. Digital centralized workflows.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

On top of the sanctions being announced by the Biden administration today on Russia, there are a lot of other crazy things going on in the logistics and supply chain sector, that are really driving the markets nuts… and people as well! Freight demand and rates are escalating. Inventory is piling up in warehouses.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

In any typical year, companies around the globe must factor the New Year shutdown into their inventory management plans. China tensions continuing to escalate and Russia at loggerheads with NATO and the West in general, President Yoon’s logical and impassioned hopes for a future of international harmony could be a long way from realisation.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 3, 2020

As reported by OSW studies , China determined that rail service between western China, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Europe would best serve the unique needs of these manufacturers. Are you looking to decrease air freight costs? Rail freight is an environmentally friendly way to move goods. Do you need coverage far from sea ports?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Russia had massed some 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, according to US estimates based on satellite imagery. This week’s news will all center on this war. Oil Prices Jump.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Understand how the recent Red Sea ship attacks are impacting global supply chains and how to mitigate potential risks. Ships are avoiding Egypt’s Suez Canal, the shortest maritime route from Europe to Asia and one of the world’s most important waterways, which accounts for about 12% of the world’s shipping traffic.

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