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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

But it was featured on CNN Business and in other business media because it had traveled 6,000 miles from Xian China and represented a growing trend in China-Europe supply chains: shifting a portion of container traffic away from pricey and congested ocean shipping lanes to rail.

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

He explains, “Collateral damage from a wave of cyberattacks targeting Ukrainian government websites may disrupt shipping lines and logistics firms, perhaps reigniting the worst of last year’s supply chain chaos. To protect that empire, he wants to replace western-friendly governments with administrations more friendly to Moscow.

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The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

TMC

China has channeled nearly $1 trillion of government money into the project, says the WEF, and is encouraging other governments, as well as private organizations, to invest in the project. The region’s geopolitics are complex and need to be monitored, especially where infrastructural projects are supported by government subsidies.

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The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

TMC

China has channeled nearly $1 trillion of government money into the project, says the WEF, and is encouraging other governments, as well as private organizations, to invest in the project. The region’s geopolitics are complex and need to be monitored, especially where infrastructural projects are supported by government subsidies.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

However, emptying the contents of silos into the holds of ships is only one small part of the problem. As part of the export deal , Vladimir Putin’s forces must maintain a truce with Ukraine in the vicinity of the ports to allow ships to arrive and depart and be guided through mined waters by Ukrainian pilots.

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The Belt and Road Initiative: Rail Service between Europe and Asia

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Working in close cooperation with the government of two Chinese provinces, Sichuan and Chongqing, these companies moved manufacturing facilities to inland China. 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.

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2023 Sanctions Trends

Exiger Perspectives

As Russia attempts to minimize the impact of Western sanctions (with support from countries such as Kazakhstan, China, India, Turkey, UAE etc.) China has been supplying Russia with goods, such as smartphones, vehicles, computer chips, ships, and aircrafts. Sino-American relations are descending to an all-time low. What's Next for Iran?

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