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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

ThroughPut

Even at some of the world’s best supply chains, redirecting chemicals and other products is a Herculean effort. I’ve been in supply chain management for more than a decade now. Supply chain flow has a lot of one-way check valves. supply chain professional. By Ali Hasan Raza. In 2017, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024

American Global Logistics

By taking a proactive approach to supply chain risk management, your business can protect itself from disruptions and maintain its competitive edge. A robust supply chain risk management plan is essential. Building strong relationships with suppliers and partners is essential in building a future-proofed supply chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ship operators fear that their crews could be imperiled on the journeys through the Red Sea by missile or drone attacks from a Yemen-based rebel group. One source said that the strategy could be announced Tuesday. The Suez’s problems are geopolitical and those in Panama are climate-based, but both are roiling global trade.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

ThroughPut

Reassess Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability. To understand why simply look at the supply chain. Any company invested in the global economy depends on its supply chain to be the foundation of the business. By Ali Hasan Raza. Published November 25, 2019 in TWEAK YOUR BIZ.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

ThroughPut

Reassess Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability. To understand why simply look at the supply chain. Any company invested in the global economy depends on its supply chain to be the foundation of the business. By Ali Hasan Raza. Published November 25, 2019 in TWEAK YOUR BIZ.

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

Enterra Insights

Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[3] Navy’s SEAL Team 3 began to climb aboard an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen.

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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen. This began on November 18th when an Israeli-owned car carrier was hijacked by Houthis – it remains held in Yemen. Live map of Suez Canal and Red Sea, Dec.

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