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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the installation of such technologies in all new passenger vehicles. delaying shipments and raising transportation costs. Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea. has been working to negotiate a ceasefire in Yemen. Supply Chain: Shipping capacity creating disruptive issues Shipping capacity is the amount of cargo that ships can transport.

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FMCG Drinks Route to Market – let’s get fizzical in CEE

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

In a past life I ran the Supply Chain for an FMCG company in the 6 Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC) countries plus Yemen in the Middle East. Aside: Sadly, you leave the good road infrastructure behind in Hungary and any form of transport moves slower in Romania, even the planes!

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

ThroughPut

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. In fact, activities associated with transportation and logistics account for anywhere between 10% and 12% of global GDP.

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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. The shipping environment is prone to disruptions.

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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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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

There was a flood of large 18 wheelers in the city of Milan, apparently triggered by all the stock-outs going out and building issues with cross-border transportation leaving the region again. Shelves that usually carry pasta and water were empty. Fruits and Vegetable shops were still open on Sunday, as well as restaurants.

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