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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

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Exploring alternative shipping routes via Gulf Coast ports to bypass land border congestion. Major tech firms are shifting chip production to Taiwan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia to reduce dependence on China. This includes: Increasing domestic supply chain investments, reducing dependence on cross-border components.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

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Global shipping lines have become increasingly strained as the Houthi militia in Yemen broadens its attacks on cargo vessels, one of the largest companies in the industry warned on Monday. Since late last year, the Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea, which cargo vessels from Asia have to travel through to reach the Suez Canal.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

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Ship backups that plagued seaports during the Covid pandemic are making a comeback, as vessel diversions because of attacks in the Red Sea trigger gridlock and soaring costs at the start of the peak shipping season. Postal Service after UPS recently won the five-year contract.

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Doing Business in Singapore

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Typical manufactured products include electronics, chemicals, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, biomedical products, scientific instruments, telecommunications equipment, processed food and beverages, ship repair and offshore platform construction. Import partners were China, Malaysia, the US, Japan and South Korea.

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Doing Business in China

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Key industries include mining, iron, steel, aluminum, coal, machinery, arms, textiles and apparel, oil, cement, chemicals, consumer products, footwear, toys, electronics, food, transportation equipment, automobiles, railcars, ships, aircraft, telecommunications equipment, satellites and commercial space launch vehicles. as of 2018.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Famous Pacific Shipping Group ). Wall Street Journal ).

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Five Key Takeaways From JOC’s TPM 2016

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Transpacific Shipping in 2016. overtaking South Korea at 2nd spot for Asian supplier of containerized goods to U.S ( from IHS ). Drewry did the math, and despite last-ditch carrier attempts with cancelled sailings and increased idling of ships, lower ship loads will continue through 2016. Empty containers.