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

Resilinc

A spokesperson for France’s national rail operator SCNF reported that five years ago, eight freight trains from China arrived at the Valenton hub daily; that number has increased to 18 to 20 today. Business media report different estimates of the price differential between rail and ocean shipping for China-Europe supply chains.

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Bloomberg reports, “The crisis has driven oil prices toward $100 a barrel and sent tremors through other commodity markets too, threatening another wave of price pressures on top of already-high pandemic inflation. Anyone who believes that the Ukraine invasion will have little impact beyond the Crimea region is in for a shock.

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

TMC

Silk Road increases global logistics options. Many shippers are already taking advantage of the new global logistics options. For example, the Financial Times reported that U.S. Here’s an overview of the global trade possibilities and potential for the “new Silk Road.”. trillion within a decade.

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

TMC

Silk Road increases global logistics options. Many shippers are already taking advantage of the new global logistics options. For example, the Financial Times reported that U.S. Here’s an overview of the global trade possibilities and potential for the “new Silk Road.”. trillion within a decade.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. Kazakhstan in Tit for Tat Spat Over Russia Sanctions. Even if You Can Buy it, Can You Move it?

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

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Accordingly, they developed new logistic strategies to decrease those labor costs. 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. A quality provider, like C.H.

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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.) Accordingly, firms must be cautious of sanctions evasion methods with respect to Russia. Sino-American relations are descending to an all-time low. airspace, and China added U.S.

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