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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

Mitigation Strategies in Agriculture Farmers are exploring new export markets in South America and Europe to compensate for declining North American sales. Cold storage warehouses are experiencing congestion, as food producers attempt to delay shipments until trade tensions ease.

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Editor’s Choice: Supply Chain Automation for a Greener Future

Logistics Viewpoints

MODEX is the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo in North and South America, and shattered attendance records with over 48,000 participants this year. I attended MODEX in March and saw the latest advancements in robotic applications and automation.

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Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update W2

Freightos

Europe-South America Atlantic. Europe-South America Pacific. Getting Tight. China-Mediterranean. Manageable. Europe-US East Coast. Manageable. Manageable. Manageable. FIGURE 1: FREIGHTOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT INDEXES (MAJOR LANES) WEEK ON WEEK AND YEAR ON YEAR.

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A great leap forward: Quintiq joins Dassault Systèmes

DELMIA Quintiq

We will have offices in Japan, South Korea, India and South America, and more. As the 9th largest software company in the world, Dassault Systèmes can offer Quintiq “the reach we need and accelerate our growth. We have entries into the aviation, life sciences, high tech, and the automotive industry and others.”.

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Air Freight Rates Peak, Ocean Rates Slowly Sink: Freight Rate Update W50

Freightos

Europe-South America Atlantic. Europe-South America Pacific. China-Mediterranean. Europe-US East Coast. FIGURE 2: FREIGHTOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT INDEXES (MAJOR LANES) WEEK ON WEEK AND YEAR ON YEAR.

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Exiger’s Technology Forecasts Merchandise, Textiles and Luxury Goods Most Vulnerable to Potential Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Exiger Perspectives

bound shipments could be disrupted: In the last two years, 10% of identified outbound shipments leaving Jebel Ali were destined for Europe or North or South America. Thousands of U.S.-bound Roughly 17,000 of these shipments were headed to the U.S., the transfer of goods between ships).

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The Zergratran Story with Byron Bennett

The Logistics of Logistics

And the 60% of ships that now return west to Asia mostly empty, can be filled with fresh loads from South America. Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) aims to add a new container shipping route across the Central America region. This coordination creates higher profitability with long term sustainability.”.