Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI™ reported a value of 57.3

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 3, 2020

Working in close cooperation with the government of two Chinese provinces, Sichuan and Chongqing, these companies moved manufacturing facilities to inland China. As reported by OSW studies , China determined that rail service between western China, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Europe would best serve the unique needs of these manufacturers.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. Once cargo has shipped, there are no “backsies.” Everything from custom duties to cargo inspections can create bottlenecks within the supply chain. manufacturers do to better understand global supply chain operations when exporting goods abroad? By Ali Hasan Raza.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JUNE 10, 2020

Workers at Russia’s Kazan International Airport disinfect a Boeing 747 freighter operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines. But IATA expects cargo revenues to rise 8.2% But IATA expects cargo revenues to rise 8.2% IATA says cargo will contribute about 26% of industry revenues this year, up from 12% a year ago. – Bob.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

FedEx Re-Opens B2C Service To Russia. Government to import or export cargo. Finally, an article in USA Today discussed how “snowstorms and frigid temperatures across much of the USA the past six weeks have stalled shipments, forcing some manufacturers to shut down for days and delaying deliveries to some retailers.”

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

With the virus running rampant, members of factory management teams, too, can become thin on the ground, placing manufacturing companies under severe strain. At the same time, MSC has boosted its cargo capacity massively through a shipbuilding program that will add over 100 new vessels to its already colossal fleet. But with U.S./China

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. chipmaking equipment to factories in China that manufacture advanced NAND chips.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Secondly, materials and products originating in Russia and Ukraine are now in short supply, as they are simply not moving out of those countries. But, right now, after five months of armed conflict in Ukraine, economies worldwide, especially those in Europe, are beginning to feel the effects. Trouble has arisen on three fronts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls. Biden announces US will move to revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status. The ongoing Russia – Ukraine war continues to disrupt global supply chains. And now on to this week’s logistics news. New lockdown in China likely to disrupt online orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Maersk said Tuesday it was halting bookings in light of the sanctions imposed on Russia, including congestion being caused by customs authorities inspecting cargo bound for the country and changing credit terms impacting its customers. Maersk and MSC said they would continue to move foodstuffs to and from Russia.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In total 15 countries were affected including Syria (which also declared a state of emergency), Cyprus, Lebanon, Jourdan, Palestine, Egypt, Southern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Many steel manufacturers have also suspended operations.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 23, 2016

export commodity base is a diverse mix of goods and is well balanced across many commodity segments and cargo values. This can be illustrated by the recent drop in fuel prices, which essentially took a large toll on countries heavily reliant on oil exports, like Russia. A Diverse Mix of Goods is Driving U.S. Consider this: The U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2023

Disruptions across the Chinese manufacturing sector are likely to impact the global supply chain of goods and the world’s economy. . American businesses depend on Russia and Ukraine for a plethora of commodities. China is the world’s largest producer and exporter of consumer goods. Russian-Ukraine War .

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And as consumers are beginning to think about their Halloween plans, retailers and manufacturers are looking much farther ahead to the holiday season. The work incidents generally haven’t delayed cargo movement, but officials say they worry that confrontations over work disputes could escalate.

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Resilinc

MARCH 12, 2024

With the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas War, and the crisis in the Red Sea, the shockwaves these conflicts sent throughout their nations and the world have been felt everywhere—especially in the supply chain. Graphite is crucial to electric vehicles and semiconductor manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing.”[1] Reality says something quite different. It’s nothing to worry about.'”

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following the recent attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on cargo ships in the Bab al Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, several major global shipping and oil companies – including Maersk and British Petroleum (BP) – have suspended shipments and halted operations in the area. to $78.64, while US oil rose 2.8%

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Geopolitics This year, three major geopolitical conflicts impacted the global supply chain: the Russia-Ukraine war, China-Taiwan tensions, and the Israel-Hamas war. The Russia-Ukraine war highlighted numerous dependencies tied to the region, including rare earth materials , gas and oil , and neon.

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

For comparison, this makes the country about half the size of Russia or South America, and more than twice the size of the European Union. Manufacturing in the U.S. Manufacturing averaged about $1.98 Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Cargo transportation in the U.S. million sq. km of area, 9.1

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

For aluminum, Trump’s options also include a higher tariff, of 23.6%, on five major suppliers including China and Russia. 16 amid fears expressed by some lawmakers that trade protections would push up costs for domestic manufacturers. A second option presented by Commerce would be a duty of 24% on all countries. and General Motors Co.

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