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2023 Q1 Freight Market Update

Zipline Logistics

What a whirlwind the 2022 Freight Market was – we saw inflation, fuel prices, and freight rates hit record highs. Russian-Ukraine War . The Russian-Ukraine War continues to rage on 10 months later. . American businesses depend on Russia and Ukraine for a plethora of commodities. Freight Market .

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. United States Inflation Rates and GDP Inflation is the highest in forty years. Growing tensions between China and trading partners. Unrest in Sudan. What is normalcy?

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Can You Predict Supply Chain Disruptions in an Unpredictable World?

Logility

Then came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Between them, Ukraine and Russia account for approximately one-third of global wheat production. This means supply chain leaders have had to shift from using trains back to using ocean freight and getting goods to market takes longer.

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Preparing Your Supply Chain for 2023 – 4 Areas of Focus

Logility

We’ve already seen an example of this in late 2022, when the Biden administration acted to block the strike of thousands of railroad workers across the United States – an event that could have been catastrophic for U.S. The Russia-Ukraine war and China’s rising Covid lockdowns add to the congestion problems in 2023.

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Managing the Supply Chain in Times of Crisis?

BlueYonder

As we watch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold, the real cost of this war is plain: lost lives, families that are forever altered, and destroyed communities. The long-term effects could be devastating, including global food shortages and record levels of inflation, both in Europe and the United States.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The road ahead remains bumpy, with the pandemic still dominating the news and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine threatening global stability and supply chains. Ford Motor Co’s operations in the United States were hit by the ripple effect. BENEFITS OF HIGHLY INTEGRATED SUPPLY CHAINS.

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White House Says the Supply Chain is Normalizing: Resilinc Data Agrees  

Resilinc

Price inflation of goods and services in the United States and Europe can affect this index. During the pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks were swiftly exposed, along with vulnerabilities in the United States economy and security. The reading dropped to -0.26.