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Coronavirus Impact Explored at Recently-Concluded Modex 2020

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 · Patrick Burnson Modex 2020 – the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo of the year – focused on a great many concerns shared by industry leaders, but none so pressing as coronavirus, or covid-19, says Resilience360 chairman David Shillingford.

Analysts Examine Ocean Carrier Trends In New Global Supply Chain Arena

Monday, February 24, 2020 · Patrick Burnson As if new newly-imposed IMO 2020 fuel standards and greenhouse gas emissions reduction were not enough, carriers also face fresh costs related to maintenance and insurance.

U.S.-bound waterborne shipments fall in January, says Panjiva

Thursday, February 13, 2020 · Jeff Berman January shipments—at 1,026,714—fell 3.6% annually. And containerized freight shipments were off 2.8% annually, with Panjiva noting that it was notable there was a decline even with the earlier timing of the 2019 Lunar New Year. Looking back, for calendar year 2019, total…

Here Come the Incoterms 2020 – Are You Ready?

Friday, November 15, 2019 · Rosemary Coates The rules defining the delivery of goods are updated every 10 years. Here's what's new for 2020.

ASCM Day 1: If it’s Monday, it must be Las Vegas

Monday, September 16, 2019 · Bob Trebilcock The first day of the first event under the ASCM banner began with a focus on the global supply chain

Accelerating Supply Chains for a Post-Global World

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 · Marcin Fic Globalization drove worldwide economic growth for decades by increasing offshore manufacturing, while spurring low shipping costs, free trade and cheap labor. However, more recently, a substantial shift is being made toward regionalized supply chains, due to higher wages,…

A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index has Intriguing Paradox for Supply Chains

Thursday, May 9, 2019 · Patrick Burnson According to the 2019 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index, global shippers are more likely to invest broadly around the world in the years to come.

New Report From Atradius Outlines Supply Chain Risks in Asia

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 · Patrick Burnson Atradius, a trade credit insurer based in Amsterdam, recently released a detailed report focused on the performance of 11 key Asian economies, including China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Air Cargo Options May Be Good Bet for Supply Chain Managers This Year

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 · Patrick Burnson With the passing of last month's annual Air Forwarders Association conference in Las Vegas, we caught up with the AfA's executive director Brandon Freid for this exclusive interview which first appeared in our sister publication -- Logistics Management.

“Shirt Pocket Notes” and Other Reflections

Thursday, December 13, 2018 · Jim Baehr Currently, too many Procurement groups go to market with only their inside information in-hand and without much understanding of the outside picture.

Global Kuehne + Nagel Indicators Signal Global Supply Chain Resilience

Monday, December 10, 2018 · Patrick Burnson Despite recent episodes political turmoil, analysts for Global Kuehne + Nagel Indicators (gKNi) say World trade experienced a slight upswing in recent months and reached a new high in November.

This Year’s “Singles’ Day” in China Reached US $30.8 Billion in Sales

Friday, November 16, 2018 · Rosemary Coates While the U.S. was celebrating Veterans' Day and Europe was celebrating Armistice Day, China was going wild with Singles' Day.

More IHS Markit Musings on Global Economy

Monday, November 5, 2018 · Patrick Burnson The risk of a “no deal” Brexit is on the rise. Reflecting the tougher outlook, IHS Markit has reduced eurozone real GDP growth rates in 2019–21 by an average 0.2 percentage point a year. The eurozone economy is projected to expand 2.0% in 2018, 1.6% in 2019, and 1.3% in…

Global Supply Chains Prepare for Uncertain Economy

Monday, November 5, 2018 · Patrick Burnson While a global recession is probably still a year or two away, “there are storm clouds on the horizon,” which are starting to look more than a little threatening, says IHS Markit economists.

Referendum Regrets

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 · Patrick Burnson A no-deal or “hard” Brexit outcome, without an agreement for a transition period, is likely to lead to significant disruption to air services, contend analysts.