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Mexico Back in the Supply Chain Spotlight

Talking Logistics

It seems like we’ve come full circle with Mexico. A lot of companies set up operations and sourced from Mexico back in the 90s, then the focus shifted to China and other Asian countries, and now Mexico is back in the spotlight. What is it about Mexico that makes it an attractive trading partner again?

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

of east coast and Gulf of Mexico imports in September, according to an article from the Business Information Industry Association. Starting with Miami, this port primarily handles containerized cargo with small amounts of breakbulk, vehicles and industrial equipment. These ports accounted for 18.3% container import shipments and 49.8%

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This Week in Logistics News (July 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

based carrier’s role in Mexico as nearshoring manufacturing trends drive more cross-border trade. Based in Mexico City, Estafeta handles both packages and larger freight shipments and delivers domestically in Mexico and across the border with the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg broke ground on a $1.6

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Hurricane season threatens to disrupt activities across the eastern seaboard and along the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane season causes an influx of demand for flatbed.

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Canada Rail Disruption Underway- Impacts to Industry Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

Early this morning, more than 9,000 unionized workers were locked out by carriers Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) resulting in a halt to freight and bulk cargo transport operations. Canada and Mexico based supply networks. and in the case of CPKC , into Mexico.

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FedEx’s Sudden Financial Miss- What Are the Implications?

Supply Chain Matters

A further factor was that air cargo rates are now down upwards of 80 percent because of lower volumes and excess capacity among carriers and commercial airlines. Revenues for the FedEx Ground unit, this carrier’s engine of E-Commerce last-mile fulfillment, came in at $300 million below forecast.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. About 40% of VF Corp’s production is sourced from the Americas, more than double the industry average. million items each day.