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Freight In The Year Of The Monkey

Freightos

While China’s domestic transport infrastructure is ranked high on global indices (e.g. The “Economic Belt” shortens rail transport time from China and Europe, with the prospect of spurring Central Asian and Eastern Europe economies, with better trade connections to Western Europe and North East Asia.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Russia had massed some 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, according to US estimates based on satellite imagery. Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion.

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Turkey Earthquake: Key Industries, Exports, and Sites Impacted

Resilinc

In total 15 countries were affected including Syria (which also declared a state of emergency), Cyprus, Lebanon, Jourdan, Palestine, Egypt, Southern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum. More than 1.14

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

From Russia in the Black Sea to Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea new security risks have emerged. ”[2] They go on to explain, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned the Black Sea into a gauntlet of warships and mines, navigated by grain-laden bulk carriers sailing under the fragile consent of two warring states.

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Nationalism is Changing the Face of Globalization

Enterra Insights

” To be fair, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have demonstrated that reliance on global supply chains can be risky. Wolf explains, “First, industrialization and the revolution in transport generated opportunities for trade in goods. But it is changing.”[2] It is not impossible to impose the latter, as China shows.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately. Iran, Islamic Republic of. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Isle of Man.