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Overcoming the 5 Supply Chain Barriers that Threaten the Growth of Renewable Energy

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Rising material costs and historically high freight rates can eat into the profitability of your renewable energy project. The majority of solar equipment manufacturers are in China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. That makes it even more important to avoid unexpected costs in your project logistics. Unpredictability in shipping.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Services to the East Coast of North America from Asia and transit through the Suez Canal have grown in recent years and now make up more than 15% of the traffic it handles.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 26-30, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Supply chain reaction: trade war refugees race to relocate to Vietnam, Thailand (Reuters). under Nafta—be made in North America to qualify for tariff-free trade. Integration with 10-4 carrier tracking system provides real-time location of freight, arrivals, departures, and geofencing. and Canada.