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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

In 2020, the poorest working conditions were identified in Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. Supply chains are opaque. Violations of workers’ rights are at an all-time high. Yet you may need to buy from these countries.

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CEVA Logistics Announces New Operation in Kazakhstan

Supply Chain Brain

CEVA Logistics has announced a new office in Kazakhstan which will serve clients across Central Asia. The office will also be the regional focus for customers in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

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What is “World Logistics Passport” initiative?

Shipsy

along with Indonesia & South Africa, joining Colombia, Senegal, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Uruguay and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the club of trading nations. This network built through this programme has multiple operational & financial benefits to business. On February 3rd’ 2021 – India became a member of the WLP.

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The move to rail: a look at China-Europe supply chains

Resilinc

Le Figaro also reports that at the border of Poland and Kazakhstan—one of two points on the Xian-Valenton line where loads must be switched to different trains due to the wider gauge of Soviet-era railways—new docks for unloading and reloading goods are being built to expand capacity to 25 or 30 trains per day on the Xian-Valenton line.

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Foreign Adversaries Threaten Critical U.S. Manufacturing Sectors

Exiger Perspectives

currently has no domestic production of titanium sponge and imports almost 80% of its titanium sponge from Japan , followed by Saudi Arabia (13%) and Kazakhstan (9%). Impact on U.S. Companies The U.S. At least one major U.S. defense contractor, however, is reportedly still reliant on Russian titanium at lower tiers of its supply chain.

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The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

TMC

suppliers of frozen chicken to Kazakhstan began shipping product via the Black Sea and onward through Georgia, Azerbaijan, and across the Caspian Sea, to bypass trade restrictions imposed by Russia. To capture benefits like these, shippers need to be opportunistic. For example, the Financial Times reported that U.S.

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The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

TMC

suppliers of frozen chicken to Kazakhstan began shipping product via the Black Sea and onward through Georgia, Azerbaijan, and across the Caspian Sea, to bypass trade restrictions imposed by Russia. To capture benefits like these, shippers need to be opportunistic. For example, the Financial Times reported that U.S.