Freightos
AUGUST 6, 2024
The political upheaval in Bangladesh has caused logistics disruptions since early June, but the resignation of the Prime Minister on Sunday has the army escalating steps to restore calm after fierce clashes of protesters with police. In air cargo, Freightos Air Index rates from China to the US slid 12% in the last few weeks.
Freightos
AUGUST 14, 2024
Political unrest in Bangladesh led to widespread transportation and manufacturing closures early last week. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox. days to dock. Keep reading Logistics Technology and Research Is AI Hype or a Truly Revolutionary Technology Set to Transform Logistics?
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Freightos
AUGUST 27, 2024
Logistics operations in Bangladesh, where ports were making progress clearing backlogs caused by the political upheaval in June and July, now face new challenges as devastating floods last week are impacting road logistics and slowing the transport of containers to and from Chittagong. Freightos Air Index rates out of China were above $6.00/kg
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 12, 2023
Chile has long been a hub of second-hand and unsold clothing, made in China or Bangladesh and passing through Europe, Asia or the United States before arriving in Chile, where it is resold around Latin America. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.
Material Handling & Logistics
AUGUST 30, 2017
The variety of attacks include targeting the oil infrastructure, hijacking and cargo theft through to contraband smuggling, extortion and kidnapping schemes. . Physical attacks against the supply chain, such as arsons, bombings, or armed assaults create direct disruption and often result in the destruction or loss of transported cargo.
Kinaxis
JULY 24, 2015
Apparently, the $67 a month workers make in Bangladesh was getting to be too costly. In April 2013, more than 1,100 factory workers lost their lives in the name of fashion in the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, now recognized as the deadliest garment-factory accident in history. It’s made up of people.
Intelligent Audit
JUNE 30, 2022
As highlighted by RetailDive, “ COVID-19 also disrupted manufacturing areas in Bangladesh, India and other major producing countries, not least of all China. A demand surge in the US-led to shortages in cargo space, shipping containers, and other equipment, leading to skyrocketing ocean freight prices.” billion tons.
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