Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

However, the immediate changes in consumption patterns and the subsequent “get out of the house” rebound were quickly followed by widespread inflation and the Ukraine war. The decline in transportation costs reduces the volatility index reading but is surely a positive for shippers. But what about now?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Recently, Ronald van Dodewaard , Vice President Logistics at Outokumpu shared his thoughts on the company’s work with integrating sustainability into their transportation functions, including how Blue Yonder’s Transportation Management System (TMS) has enabled them to develop a more environmentally-friendly transportation program.

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StockTrim

MARCH 30, 2022

The transportation world is off its axis right now, largely due to the Covid Virus. This includes all modes of shipping via ocean, air, truck and rail (even couriers). Added to that is the recent turmoil in the Ukraine with Russia and Belarus being the agitators.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

West Coast Container Ship Backup Has Ended. In our Supply Chain Matters news capsule of September 27, we pointed out that business, supply chain and transportation media had reported this that the cost of shipping a container of goods from China to the U.S. Whereas the spot rate to ship a container from China to the U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2022

In his role Peter leads The Journal of Commerce, the historic New York City maritime newspaper founded in 1827, today a team of specialized business journalists focused on the end-to-end international shipping supply chain including shipping, ports, airfreight, trucking, rail and home delivery, addressed to the needs of shippers.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 4, 2022

1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in one week. A million people, packing what little they can, leaving their home behind,through gunfire and debris, their future and safety uncertain. I’m trying to wrap my mind around it, trying to make some sense of it all, but I come up empty, except for this: we learn.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Oren is the Founder and CEO of Flock Freight , a Certified B Corporation that’s been reinventing freight shipping since 2015. SolSource Logistics opened Oren’s eyes to how wasteful traditional freight shipping is. Flock Freight is a Certified B Corporation that’s been reinventing freight shipping since 2015.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2022

Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. This standard method has helped countless businesses identify where transportation spend is going and where there is an opportunity to optimize.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Earlier this year, before Russia invaded Ukraine and COVID-19 reemerged in China, it seemed we would finally enjoy relief from supply chain interruptions and price increases. With the war in Ukraine inflicting more injury to an already weak global supply chain, you can expect high prices, product scarcity, and project delays through 2022.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. Growing tensions between China and trading partners. Unrest in Sudan. The ride is uphill, but the visibility is low.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 26, 2023

We see more and more how global conflicts like the war in Ukraine, labor issues like the potential of a strike during negotiations on the West Coast, and other socioeconomic factors impact supply chains around the world. It allows you to track and manage packages from when you ship them until they arrive at their final destination.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 19, 2022

As we watch Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold, the real cost of this war is plain: lost lives, families that are forever altered, and destroyed communities. Logistics planners can identify suppliers shipping out of the conflict area with deliveries at risk, positioning them to define alternative strategies.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 25, 2022

administration and agencies to provide logistics and transportation support as needed, because when it matters most, FedEx delivers.” When the Russia-Ukraine war began, few understood the repercussions might bring flashbacks to the 2007–2008 global food crisis. Monitor the Success of Your Optimization Moves With Intelligent Audit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. In our last piece of autonomous vehicle news, the “world’s first” autonomous commercial cargo ship has successfully completed a near-500-mile voyage in the congested waters of Tokyo Bay, traveling without human intervention for 99 percent of the trip.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 1, 2023

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Rising oil prices will also have a cascading impact on supply chains in areas such as higher line-haul trucking rates and other transportation costs.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

For instance, the recent war between Russia and Ukraine not only affected the petrol and oil prices significantly, but the war-imposed constraints on the ability to use Russian transportation infrastructure to support manufacturing in Asia, proving that this crisis requires a particular set of resilience capabilities.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

One of the biggest contributors to inflation is the increase of oil and gas prices, which will remain high as long as the conflict in the Ukraine rages. Some of the supply constraints are also due to the destruction of key infrastructure in the Ukraine for shipping of these commodities. The Curse of Inflation.

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Amazon and Maersk renew biofuel partnership The demand for sustainable ocean transportation services is growing, with a wide range of industries, including fashion, retail, automotive, and more, seeking eco-friendly shipping…

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. That exacerbated food shortages with Russia and Ukraine among the top five grain exporters. As mentioned above, economic sanctions led to major impacts on Ukraine and Russia. of all wheat.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

Last year multiple companies needed to urgently relocate their employees and their families from Russia and Ukraine. However, this model would aggregate the details of the ten thousand SKUs that are stocked and shipped. Let’s continue with this analogy. Think about these relocations! Their time frame was short and resources limited.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Supply Chain Matters once again highlights some positive news for global supply chain management teams, specifically transportation and logistics related teams. As supply chain logistics and transportation teams are keenly aware, rates peaked to more than $20,000 per container for both routes at this time last year.

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AB&R

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This unusual extension halted production and shipping across the country for 15-30 days. Transportation issues: Transportation issues, whether it be container shipping or trucking/rail-related, further complicate matters because they are the lifeblood of moving goods around the world.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

Take the example of the war in Ukraine, which is disrupting grain exports from Russia and Ukraine. a loss of capacity to ship and/or transport products. A recent agreement to allow some grain shipments out of Ukraine has eased the situation, but restrictions remain. Here is a summary of these factors.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2023

has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party — becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.”[1]

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. The decline in container rates will precipitate further declines across other transportation modes and in all geographies. <[link].

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 31, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of global parcel transportation and logistics carrier UPS’s report of Q4 and full year 2022 financial performance, and the likely implications. Some recovery is indicated for the second half. In 2022, the average rate while was 5.9 percent, and in 2021 it averaged 4.9

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 16, 2022

In his recent blog , Anmol Khurana discussed the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for companies shipping products in and out of the region. Even more damaging are the potential long-term impacts for the world’s food supply as Russia seizes Ukraine’s grain supplies and harvesting equipment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe. Ukraine invasion and the semi-conductor chip impact. As Clint Reiser pointed out earlier this week, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting global supply chains. The world’s biggest container ship operators, A.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 10, 2022

Global shipping services provider A.P. Moeller Maersk report of Q1-2022 financial performance provides indications of what multi-industry supply chain management teams can expect for the remainder of 2022 in the area of ocean container transportation. billion, an increase of $6.9 billion on a year-over-year basis. EBIT increased $7.5

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The year featured continual component shortfalls, explosive inbound materials cost increases and continuous global transportation disruptions. Upwards of over 100 container ships were queued across the Pacific Ocean seeking to be processed by the major U.S. Current Year 2022. Correspondingly, U.S,

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Resilinc

MARCH 28, 2023

Compounding the problem, natural gas prices have risen due to cold weather, coupled with the effects on natural gas supplies of the Russia-Ukraine war. Analysts told Reuters , this glut will weigh on spot prices and premiums for transport and industrial fuel in Asia. In response, a wide-spread shift toward cleaner energy is projected.

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