article thumbnail

Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Warehouse Capacity Under Pressure. Increased warehouse demand was an inevitable result of the rapid rise in ecommerce over the last couple of decades, but the COVID pandemic accelerated its progression exponentially. Hoarding Warehouse Space? The grain blockaded in Ukraine.

article thumbnail

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.

Asia 46
article thumbnail

China’s Historic Silk Road is Resurrected from the Rubble

Elementum

Despite this neglect, the Silk Road has not been forgotten — nor has its inherent geographical logic escaped modern-day governments. What prompted China’s government to undertake this behemoth task? This will include a rail route stretching from Chongqing, China, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland to Duisburg in Germany.

Sri Lanka 104