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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. Hundreds of vessels have diverted to longer routes, resulting in delivery delays, higher transportation costs and economic wreckage for local communities.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

ThroughPut

This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods. Maybe you wouldn’t need to consider upheaving your operations and relocating your warehouse as a result of shifting trade patterns, like 48% of supply chain and transportation executives are doing now. U.S. ocean imports fell 4.5% , and overall U.S.

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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024

American Global Logistics

Disruptions in transportation infrastructure and evolving consumer demands pose additional challenges that require proactive management. To achieve agility, resilience, and antifragility , your business must diversify suppliers and transportation routes. This reduces reliance on single sources and mitigates the impact of disruptions.

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

Enterra Insights

Navy’s SEAL Team 3 began to climb aboard an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. What alternative sources of supply are available for the essential resources? What alternative means and routes of transportation can be used? Baldor recounts what happened.[6] Which shipments are affected?

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

ThroughPut

How you manage the transformation and transportation of assets in that supply chain ultimately determines the value you create for the world. Sourcing and procurement departments exist to mitigate this issue, but input bottlenecks remain common. Everything is built on top of it, including the company’s environmental footprint.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

ThroughPut

How you manage the transformation and transportation of assets in that supply chain ultimately determines the value you create for the world. Sourcing and procurement departments exist to mitigate this issue, but input bottlenecks remain common. Everything is built on top of it, including the company’s environmental footprint.

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

Resilinc

struck more than 60 targets at Houthi positions in Yemen, aiming to halt attacks on merchant ships. imposed sanctions on two companies based in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for their involvement in financing commodity shipments benefiting Yemen’s Houthis. On January 11, the U.S. The next day, the U.S.