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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 13, 2023)

Talking Logistics

.” – The character Death from ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak My daughter’s friend’s husband was killed in Israel this week. He and his wife were not married for very long. He was only 23 years old.

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Maersk Innovation with Erez Agmoni

The Logistics of Logistics

Erez Agmoni is the Senior VP of Innovation & Strategic Growth for Maersk, the largest shipping company in the world. After many years working in Israel, Asia, and Latin America, Erez is now based in New Jersey, USA. About Erez Agmoni. Dr. Erez Agmoni is the Senior VP of Innovation & Strategic Growth for Maersk in North America.

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FedEx and Freightos – Improving Digital Freight Together

Freightos

About half the products we buy in stores are imported, which means they not only went through a complex shipping process, but also had to be cleared through customs before they could be sold to us. . Freightos.com already makes international shipping easy. Freightos.com already makes international shipping easy.

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October 11, 2023 Update

Freightos

The outbreak of war in Israel has so far had little impact on ocean operations there or in the region, though many passenger and freighter flights to Israel have been canceled. Despite recent reports of some air cargo volume increases stoking some hope for air peak season, Freightos Air Index ex-Asia rates fell 2% to N.

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Körber User Conference Showcases Ecommerce Warehouses

Logistics Viewpoints

The Gold Bond Group stood up a new warehouse in Ashdod Israel focused solely on providing ecommerce services for their customers. Another ecommerce customer that spoke at the conference was Yotam Ben Ari, a manger of ecommerce initiatives at the Gold Bond Group. The Gold Bond Group is an Israeli logistics service provider.

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Two Kinds of Supply Chain Risk and How to Prepare for Them

ToolsGroup

Automotive parts supplier Lubinski imports Citroen and Peugeot spare parts into Israel. The company managed to reroute all of its orders through other parts of the network and maintain service levels without their customers “noticing a thing”. A detailed account appears in Supply Chain Quarterly.

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Weaponized Supply Chains Make the Case for Supply Chain Visibility

Resilinc

According to Brussels-based military and security analyst Elijah Magnier , Israel would have needed access to the supply chain of the devices to embed an explosive trigger. Although Israel has not made a direct statement regarding the explosions, two U.S.