Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

US Official Says China is Oversupplying Lithium to Eliminate Rivals A senior U.S. Fernandez, visiting Portugal, claimed that China is overproducing lithium in response to U.S. Trade tensions between China and the EU are escalating as both sides impose measures to protect their industries.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Postal Service reversing its package ban from China to LGs big robotics acquisition, companies are adapting to new regulations and automation trends. US Postal Service Reverses Decision to Ban Packages from Hong Kong China The U.S. From the U.S. Lets dive into the biggest stories impacting businesses and consumers alike.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 10, 2023

Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen and Joe Lynch discuss why China is moving to Mexico. Key Takeaways: China is Moving to Mexico Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen is Co-CEO of The Nearshore Company, where he helps North American, European, and Asian manufacturing companies to successfully establish reliable manufacturing operations in Mexico.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

market, specifically targeting products from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), signed into law on December 23, 2021, aims to prevent goods made with forced labor from entering the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2025

As a supply chain executive, picture beginning your day with a cup of coffee when a news alert notifies you of newly imposed tariffs affecting your primary suppliers in China. Supplier Diversification Depending too heavily on a single supplier or region exposes businesses to unnecessary risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

China trade disputes, and natural disasters. China trade dispute further amplified these issues by introducing tariffs and export restrictions, leading to supply chain bottlenecks. The company reduced its manufacturing dependency on China by approximately 80% in response to increasing tariffs and operational risks.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2024

As reported by Paul Wiseman on February 7th, “For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico [in 2023] surpassed China as the leading source of goods imported by the United States.” Read more The post Is China’s Role in Your Supply Chain Increasing or Decreasing? appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

This month, China stopped sharing Automated Identification Signals (AIS) data when an ocean carrier is in Chinese waters. The Chinese government is also moving aggressively to bring Logink–A National Transport and Logistics Information Sharing Platform in China–to market. Logistics costs in China are 16.6%

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 23, 2024

China Responds to revised EU EV Tariff with subside probe into EU Dairy Imports China launched an anti-subsidy investigation into EU dairy imports on Wednesday, escalating tensions just a day after the EU revised its tariff plan for China-made electric vehicles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Mr. Botham pointed out that they are tackling reverse logistics and circular economy projects, particularly in Europe and China. Carbon reduction and transportation savings tend to go “hand in hand” unless we are shipping by air. We need to be involved in the end of life.”

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2025

Although the final assembly of iPhones is done in China, primarily by companies like Foxconn and Pegatron, components come from numerous parts suppliers. Displays are provided by suppliers in South Korea and China. Batteries are sourced from South Korea and China. Memory chips and DRAM come from Japan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

imports from China declined by 10% year-over-year, while domestic manufacturing investments surged by over $100 billion. In fact, both Mexico and Canada have surpassed China as the top US trading partners, according to ITR Economics. According to Kearney s 2023 Reshoring Index, U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 17, 2024

The Current Competition Focuses on the Manufacturing Industry China’s WMS market development is divided into four stages: Stage 1: (1980-2000): In 1980, the first automated three-dimensional warehouse in China was built at the Beijing Automobile Manufacturing Plant. Dora Zhu is a Senior Research Analyst at ARC Advisory Group.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The biggest 5 exporters of candy sweets are Germany, mainland China, Mexico, Belgium, and Spain. This increase in spending is not due to candy prices rising, the results from the survey show an overall candy prices only increased 0.9% The overall expected spending on Halloween is expected to top $11 billion this year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2024

But a particularly pernicious form of slavery occurs in China. The People’s Republic of China has arbitrarily detained more than one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in China’s far western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

The UFLPA, signed into law on December 23, 2021, specifically targets goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China. Unlike the UFLPA, the FLR applies to all products, regardless of origin, and employs a risk-based approach to assess forced labor risks. market unless proven otherwise.

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Exiger Perspectives

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Table of Contents The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) recently banned exports to the United States of three critical minerals antimony, gallium, and germanium along with other high-tech materials that are used in industries that are vital to U.S. WATCH NOW: On Alert: China Ban Crimps U.S. WATCH NOW: On Alert: China Ban Crimps U.S.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N. kg China – N. In air cargo, Freightos Air Index data show China – N. America rates fell 6% last week, but remain 11% higher than in October, while China – N. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) decreased 7% to $1,291/FEU. Europe – N.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Air rates – Freightos Air index China – N. kg China – N. Freightos Air Index data shows ex-Asia and transatlantic rates remain more than 40% lower than a year ago though China – N. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) were level at $1,744/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) increased 1% to $2,338/FEU.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Air rates – Freightos Air index China – N. China – N. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 8% to $1,608/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) fell 14% to $2,003/FEU. America weekly prices increased 4% to $4.78/kg. Europe weekly prices increased 1% to $3.07/kg. Europe – N. kg since early August.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2024

In a March 2010 article in The Atlantic titled “Cyber Warriors,” James Fallows writes,”[Cyber] attacks — not just from China but from Russia and elsewhere — on America’s electronic networks cost millions of dollars and could in the extreme cause the collapse of financial life, the halt of most manufacturing systems, and the (..)

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I also looked at changes in exports by the US, Europe, and China. The major takeaway is that there is little insight gained from this additional breakdown, except for maybe a more recent slowdown and amplified return to growth from China exports. However, China and the US were among the 8 countries where output increased.

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IT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

By Christine Baker (pictured) Content Writer The post The ‘ABC’ Strategy: Western Tech Companies Diversify Manufacturing Beyond China appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Air Rates – Freightos Air Index China – N. China – N. A super typhoon wreaked havoc on northern Vietnam over the weekend and caused heavy rains across southern China. Freightos Air Index rates from China to N. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 13% to $6,787/FEU. Europe weekly prices fell 4% to $3.45/kg.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The company listed potential disruptions from geopolitical flashpoints, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, tensions in the South China Sea, and instability in the Middle East, as the second most likely risk supply chains will face. Everstream Analytics agrees that geopolitical risks are high. Cyber Attacks. ” Reputational risk.

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2024

Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N. China – N. Some importers pulled forward shipments of goods from China facing tariff increases meant for August 1st. In air cargo, Freightos Air Index rates from China to the US slid 12% in the last few weeks. America weekly prices decreased 6% to $4.9/kg.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

raises $20M as it scales robot deliveries How friendshoring is impacting trade with China and the Far East Seagate to pay $300m settlement for violation of US export control laws Walmart is debuting the first North American 15-liter compressed natural gas engine, which is set to be incorporated into its private fleet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In other Walmart news, the company is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain. The data shows that only 60 percent of its shipments came from China during the same period, down from 80 percent in 2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. technology from helping China’s military. The most recent awards were the second round of funding, worth roughly $2 billion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

billion, followed by China at No. Cosco Shipping Lines and its subsidiary OOCL’s new Transpacific Latin Pacific 5 (TLP5) line offer direct connections between China, South Korea, Japan and Mexico. TLP5 offers transit times of 15 and 20 days from Qingdao, China, to the ports of Ensenada and Manzanillo, Mexico, respectively.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. China accounts for about 12% of global trade. China’s stringent COVID lockdown in critical port cities has impacted global supply chains. At the end of April, over 500 ships were awaiting berthing space at Chinese docks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Trade between China and Canada hit record levels in 2022, with imports breaking the $100-billion mark for the first time, Statistics Canada data show. The Statistics Canada data show Canada imported a record $100,027,968,000 of goods from China last year, up 16 per cent from $86 billion in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

Large companies in China are adopting warehouse automation at an increasing rate due to the limited supply of companies that are able to provide advanced fulfillment capabilities. For example, there is a limited supply of logistics service providers with the desired capabilities in China, compared with a rapidly growing e-commerce market.

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

This strategic move has not only circumvented significant costs but also dramatically increased air cargo demand from China, particularly from hubs in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, impacting traditional logistics and shipping frameworks. From Q3 2021 to early 2022, Freightos Air Index China-U.S. These rates dipped to around $3.50/kg

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Import activity for aluminum cans has also drastically picked up in the last few months, however prevailing power curtailments in Europe and China continue to remain a bottleneck for a steady supply of cans from the international market into the US. What’s Next?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

It’s one of those Fridays, where I’m running short on time, so I’ll just jump straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Welcome to the Carbon Tax Trade Wars Remember the China-US trade war that began in 2018, where the US imposed tariffs on more than $300 billion.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Then comes this story from China, as reported by The Daily Mail, about “a flock of sheep [that] has been caught walking round. “We need to know what is going on with sheep.” So wrote the 9-year old daughter of former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in her notebook, according to a tweet posted by Pai.

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