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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (September 23rd-27th)

Logistics Viewpoints

Typhoons also disrupt industrial production, transport, and supply chains, with severe flooding and damage to road and rail networks. Ian Morgan, with extensive experience from Qatar Airways and Cargolux, will oversee day-to-day cargo operations and lead a team of 600 employees.

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Energy Crisis in Asia and Europe: The Supply Chain Impact

Resilinc

While in 2022 Pakistan received oil supplies from Qatar, Nigeria, Egypt, and Italy, this year supplies from Nigeria and Qatar are set to fall. Consider this: in January 2022, globally Qatar exported 7.2M tons; this January Qatar exported only 5.7M tons and Nigeria exported 1.5M tons and Nigeria only 790,000 ton.

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Shopify, Flexport and Freightos in Supply Chain Tech Related News

Supply Chain Matters

In this February 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight news related to Shopify and Flexport , as well as Frieghtos , each in the transportation and logistics visibility tech segment. The tech company reportedly raised $80 million in the transaction.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. February 17, 2022, 12:01 AM EST. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. Businessweek.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The countdown is officially on for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Instead, due to the climate in Qatar, the tournament was pushed out to November and December. This, along with a host of controversies, have led many to believe that awarding Qatar with the World Cup was a blatant mistake. shift to electric heavy-duty vehicles.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In addition to the proposed merger with Gesher , the combined entity has obtained $80 million in capital commitments.

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The decrease of air freight, an opportunity for commercial airlines?

KEPLER Consulting

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) attributes this decline to rising kerosene prices, Sino-American trade tensions and protests in Hong Kong – forcing world’s first cargo airport to shut down temporarily. Cargo decks of commercial planes are becoming an additional source of revenue to leverage. (2).

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