Freight Waves

JULY 7, 2025

The latest import duty announcements include: 40% on Laos 40% on Myanmar 36% on Cambodia 36% on Thailand 35% on Bangladesh 35% on Serbia 32% on Indonesia 30% on South Africa 30% on Bosnia 25% on Tunisia 25% on Malaysia 25% on Kazakhstan 25% on South Korea 25% on Japan The Trump administration threatened other nations not to retaliate by increasing (..)

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South Korea Cambodia South Africa Bosnia 71

Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains.

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Agile and Lean Supply Chain Ukraine Supply Chain Strategy Supply Chain Design Software 98

Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2022

The freight train that arrived in the Parisian rail hub of Valenton in early January wasn’t an especially large one—at 34 containers, it carried just 20% of the load of a typical intermodal freight train. Business media report different estimates of the price differential between rail and ocean shipping for China-Europe supply chains.

Europe 62

Europe China Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning 62

TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

For shippers large and small, the multi-billion-dollar infrastructural project could bring huge opportunities for improving the efficiency of global supply chains—providing they do their homework first. It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road.

Cost Reduction Strategies 48

Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Training Inventory Reduction Negotiating Skills 48

TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

For shippers large and small, the multi-billion-dollar infrastructural project could bring huge opportunities for improving the efficiency of global supply chains—providing they do their homework first. It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road.

Cost Reduction Strategies 48

Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Training Inventory Reduction Negotiating Skills 48

Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Kazakhstan. Isle of Man.

Guinea-Bissau 60

Guinea-Bissau Cost Reduction Strategies Virgin Islands Papua New Guinea 60

Global Trade Management

DECEMBER 11, 2014

En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. arviem cargo monitoring container tracking real time monitoring supply chain monitoring supply chain visibility track and trace'

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Container Tracking Price Mitigation Strategies Training China 40