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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain disruptions continue to lead to product shortages around the world. The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. That’s all for this week.

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The 18-month outlook points to recovery, albeit (semi)disrupted

Resilinc

Hawaii is telling tourists not to come, and the EU is urging member nations to bar non-essential visitors from the U.S. Taking stock of these breaking trends as well as developments specific to supply chains, Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil recently issued the firm’s outlook for the next six to 18 months. back into a recession.

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Hurricane Florence: What We Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph. Tropical storm Olivia has prompted storm warnings in Hawaii, with an expected 5-10 inches of flooding to affect the main islands.

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Hurricane Florence: What You Need to Know About the Year's First Major Storm

Elementum

Many sources are warning that Florence will be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years, since Hurricane Hugo, which was a Category 4 and sustained winds of 140 mph. Tropical storm Olivia has prompted storm warnings in Hawaii, with an expected 5-10 inches of flooding to affect the main islands.

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

Resilinc

It’s not hard to imagine the types of supply chain disruptions that would arise in this situation, such as severely halted and constrained international trade and widespread shortages. A nuclear disaster, as depicted in the film, would likely result in a reassessment of nuclear power as an energy source.