Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. The old product development process involved shipping prototypes back and forth. During COVID, VF responded to COVID-driven consumer behaviors by adding new omnichannel capabilities like buy-online, pick-up-in-store and ship-from-store. Conclusion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2023

From the “long shot but worth a try” files, Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking tens of millions of dollars from container shipping lines, claiming the carriers willfully abandoned service commitments at the height of supply-chain turbulence to reap enormous profits from the market turmoil.

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Exiger Perspectives

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Exigers analysis indicates that of the five impacted materials, tungsten was the top material shipped by value. According to the US Geological Survey, other leading producers of tungsten include Vietnam, Russia, Bolivia, and Rwanda. importers to find alternative suppliers.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

When you’re dealing with manufacturers just a few hours away rather than halfway across the world, you’re not just saving on shipping costs – you’re gaining the ability to have real-time conversations and solve problems on the fly. ports can help worldwide shipping to move more fluidly.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. LogiSYM—Vietnam Digital 2020 – LogiSYM December/January 2021. marked the development. Warehouse automation was in full swing and maritime apps were suddenly mushrooming. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Walmart shipped one quarter of its U.S. companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam. In other Walmart news, the company is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain.

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Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 17, 2025

Shipping Overview Exiger identified 13.1 Thirty-six percent of the shipments were shipped by entitles based in Vietnam. The same source indicated that the electronics, automotive, aerospace, apparel, footwear, and textiles industries were the most significantly impacted by UFPLA enforcement.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Heading into this year, the global shipping disruptions that impacted transit times related to having to avoid the Suez Canal because of Red Sea terrorist attacks, or reduced water levels in the Panama Canal requiring reduced transit slots were generally mitigated. Global wide manufacturing activity levels as measured by the J.P.

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All Things Supply Chain

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Apple consider transfer of iPhone production to India or Vietnam after protests in China Apple are reportedly considering moving the means of production of the iPhone amid the workers’ continued…

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Same-day delivery (or is it shipping?) German shipping banks face $22 billion in losses: Moody’s ( Reuters ). Side note: I received a comment yesterday about my Home Depot posting because the title referenced same-day delivery but I also mentioned same-day shipping in the writeup. Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

According to Hong Kong publication The Standard , Temu is accelerating a shift away from its original model where Temu handles price-setting, shipping, and marketing for its sellers. Shein is also moving to mitigate the impact of the new US measures.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain.

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QAD

JULY 1, 2025

Spindex is a Singapore-listed precision component manufacturer with plants in Malaysia, China and Vietnam. Another facility seven miles away was able to “ship and do all of the normal business processes”. Their VP of IT added, “They would print product labels, do shipping paperwork and send ASNs.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

Interestingly, while rates from China have declined, prices from Taiwan and Vietnam have remained elevatedlikely reflecting importers’ rapid pivot to alternative sourcing markets. Cash Flow Crunch Cash flow is always top of mind for small business, especially importers who have to front payments for their cost of goods. .”

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

During the pandemic when no one was flying, the snacks were packaged for different uses and shipped elsewhere. What’s going on in Vietnam? Before July, COVID-19 wasn’t widespread in Vietnam, but since then, over 10,000 cases have been identified. Find out more in our recent blog post The Case of the Missing Airport Snacks. .

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

As a leading energy and urban solutions provider, Sembcorp has more than 5.7GW of renewable energy portfolio across key markets such as Singapore, Vietnam China, India and the UK. Partnering with Sembcorp to achieve your sustainability targets. Our electricity bills have doubled due to recent events.

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Demand Solutions

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

XYZ is now outsourcing a lot of its manufacturing to Vietnam. “Our whole staff is complaining about working with Vietnam,” Green tells Smith, XYZ’s founder, at one of their Friday lunches. Green tries the same test with a shipping manager at one of XYZ’s new suppliers in Brazil. But there’s a snag.

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Freightos

MARCH 10, 2016

Transpacific Shipping in 2016. The world’s most popular route is still chock full of surprises, including: Vietnam has emerged as star exporter to the U.S., 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.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In mainland China (and even in other countries that celebrate the holiday such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei), the Chinese New Year holiday is a very big deal. Shipping delays. For some Americans, the holiday comes and goes without them even noticing.

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QAD

JANUARY 9, 2020

Laem Chabang, another major seaport, is also a container port, making it easy to ship goods by sea. Manufacturers have many shipping options and can choose the best mode for shipping their products, balancing location, speed and cost. Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia and Malaysia. billion worth of goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 16, 2024

increased 10 percent, while Vietnam and India inbound volumes reportedly increased 20 percent for DHL. percent growth in dollar sales would normally translate to increased shipping volumes, the rate of U.S. Reportedly, increases in air freight demand out of Asia increased during the summer months. percent to 3.5

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Shipping costs are also expected to spike upwards. It raised its prowess from running mere factories to one that offered a complete value chain: from research and development to shipping and fulfillment. China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia produced Japanese branded goods. Drop Shipping Will Face a Decline.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 7, 2015

Its identically tasting twin is brewed and shipped all over Canada. A product travelling hundreds of kilometers across Vietnam or India in an unrefrigerated truck would result in high rates of spoilage. In the US, big beer companies produce just a couple of drinks for a huge number of people. Chinese consumers behave differently.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Leveraging smart sensors, AI, and business intelligence tools can enhance supply visibility, optimize shipping costs, accurately forecast demand, and effectively control inventory. He has a combined 32 years of research and teaching experience in Australia, Singapore, China, Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

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QAD

JULY 18, 2024

The Pivotal Role of Landed Costs Landed cost analysis plays a crucial role in various aspects of your business operations, impacting several key areas: Product Pricing Precision – Failing to account for landed cost can lead to inaccurate product pricing, resulting in insufficient revenue to cover all shipping expenses. 20 (duties) + $.40

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

When products are available, shipping has gotten choked up due to historically heightened demand , COVID-related port shutdowns and storm-created chaos. Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record. Port closures and shipping container shortages.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Closed borders, quarantine restrictions and social distancing requirements for staff combined with an explosion in delivery demand from online retail sales made for a tough period of shipping delays and warehouse backlogs across the globe. Essentially, demand for deliveries skyrocketed yet the capacity of delivery firms shrunk.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 25, 2025

So what we could ship early from overseas that had already been produced, but maybe we intended to flow later in the year, we brought in. Included in the 85%, our top four sourcing countries are Vietnam, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Indonesia in that order. market and negotiating cost sharing with our factory partners.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

As more data sources get legible, whether it’s container ship movements, eAWBs or carrier rates , it can have incredible ramifications. But a strike at a port in Germany or a typhoon off the coast of Vietnam, while temporary, can have major implications for supply chains. But even since July 2020, much has changed. And they are.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Tracking your shipment’s status via GPS or Internet of Things (IoT) devices and viewing route duration data throughout the entire shipping process in real-time will allow you to quickly make informed business decisions to optimize productivity and streamline your supply chain. Then he made a career change to shipping.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

TPP is a unprecedented trade deal in history because it involves 12 countries (United States, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam), which accounts for 40% of global trade. (The The global trade amounts to US$ 38 trillion in 2014, where China took the lead with US$ 4.2

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RFgen

JULY 12, 2013

Recognizing a need to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, Nestle recently announced that it is building a new storage and shipment facility in Vietnam. Bloomberg reported that Vietnam is one of the top coffee growing countries in the world , and more robusta coffee beans come from there than from anywhere else.

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RFgen

JULY 12, 2013

Recognizing a need to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, Nestle recently announced that it is building a new storage and shipment facility in Vietnam. Bloomberg reported that Vietnam is one of the top coffee growing countries in the world , and more robusta coffee beans come from there than from anywhere else.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As of 2019, it has 1,880 vessels, of which 83 are bulk carriers, 86 are container ships, 368 are general cargo ships, and 187 are oil tankers. Its primary export trading partners were China , the US , Vietnam, Hong Kong and Japan. South Korea has 71 airports with paved runways, more than half of which can support cargo jets.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

Related coverage: Dirtier ports will hurt jobs, US maritime revival: AAPA Texas port completes $625M ship channel deepening project ‘Fear and uncertainty’ driving up China-US container rates CMA CGM developing $600M Vietnam container terminals The post April container volumes surge at Port of New York-New Jersey appeared first on FreightWaves.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

Do they absorb the blow, hike prices, or race to find a new supplier in Vietnam? That could mean shipping through tariff-friendly trade zones or taking advantage of agreements like USMCA. A German auto parts supplier that once shipped directly to U.S. A sudden 20% tariff hits, raising costs overnight. Another trend?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

Starting from the early 1990s, North American and European manufacturers made a beeline to set up factories in China, India, Vietnam and other Asian and African countries where labor was dirt-cheap and the cash-strapped governments of those countries were more than welcoming. Rising costs of labor in China and other places.

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