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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. The reported global-wide value of this index was 3.31 Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices.

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

CBS News reported that this new sustainable freight transport option is one of over 1,000 electric vehicles employed by the shipping giant. . Massive Inventory Levels Are Crashing Against Signs of an Economic Recession. New Research Reveals Plant-Based Diets May Not Be as Ecofriendly as Previously Thought.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

United States. The August S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI™ again fell to a two-year low of 51.5, Similarly, raw material inventories are accumulating due to the sudden and unexpected drop in production volumes.”. . Select Regional Highlights. The two recognized PMI reports for U.S. down from the July value of 52.2.

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Report That Global Ocean Container Rates on the Decline

Supply Chain Matters

We also concluded that there would not be a peak shipping season this year because of both muted production levels as well as the high levels on inventory that exist in warehouses across the globe, and especially across the United States.

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Morgan indicated: “ The global manufacturing PMI saw output and new orders lost further ground in September, suggesting that global industrial production is slipping into recession. The orders-to-inventory ratio fell to another multi-year low last month as excess capacity continued to build at factories. United States.

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Los Angeles and Long Beach Terminal Congestions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Due to a possible strike over the USWC, most retailers took precautions and have been moving a high level of inventory replenishment in preparation for a robust year-end shopping season. Global Transportation Supply Chain' Incremental Volumes. Labor Discussion. Additionally, the turn times at the ports are currently poor.