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The War and Free Trade Agreements

The conflict in Ukraine has accelerated the EU’s initiatives to speed up work on free-trade agreements. Nine countries, including Germany and Spain, plan to send a letter to the EU seeking to speed up the delayed talks. These countries want faster negotiations with New Zealand, Australia, India, and Indonesia, while speeding the implementation of accords agreed with Chile, Mexico, and the Mercosur bloc of countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Read More.


Anticipated Cargo Surge at U.S. Ports

Chinese lockdowns will severely impact western ports and logistics operators this summer. As China lifts the restrictions, a stream of container ships is anticipated to reach the docks. The shutdown of factories and logistics operations has caused massive backlogs and a cargo pipeline. This pipeline could cause a surge in cargo inflow at the U.S. West Coast ports in the coming days. Read More.


U.S. Supply Chain pressure eases.

With increased transportation capacity, US supply chain pressures seem to be easing. The Logistics Managers' Index (LMI), a measure of supply chain conditions in the United States and Canada, registered an all-time high. The increased transportation capacity has led to the record-setting territory for LOMI's monthly average, with six fewer points than March's previous peak at 64%. The transportation capacity subindex came in at 56.9, 11.2 percentage points higher than the March reading and a return to expansion for the first time since May 2020. Click here to read more.

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Maersk Loses More Than $700 Million From Russia in Quarter

Maersk, one of the world's largest shipping companies, has stated that $627 million of the Russian losses were write-downs, and $91 million were increases in operating costs. In an interview with Bloomberg, Maersk CEO Soren Skou said that the company's Russian assets are now valued at zero. Maersk has reported that its earnings for the past quarter were greater than expected. Depending on how well trade flows, they now see a 1% increase or decline in container demand worldwide. Read More.

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The U.S. Invests $3 Billion towards Securing its Battery Supply Chain

As a part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in November 2021, the Biden administration has announced $3.16 billion in funding for domestic battery manufacturing and supply chains for battery materials. The minerals most relevant to electric vehicles and grid storage batteries are lithium, cobalt (a component used to manufacture lithium-ion cells), and nickel. The US has around four percent of the world's reserves but produces less than 2%. The most significant reserve is in Chile, while Australia holds a substantial portion. Read More.


Shopify Acquires Deliverr

Shopify intensifies competition with Amazon and other market players by announcing that it will buy Deliverr, an order-fulfillment specialist, for $2.1 billion. Shopify aims to provide smaller online retailers with an alternative fulfillment network. It has allocated $1 billion to build warehouses capable of delivering goods within two days across American territory to create Distributed Retail. Learn More.


Volkswagen stuck to its outlook for 2022, shrugging off supply chain disruptions

Despite supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the pandemic, Volkswagen is confident in its outlook for 2022. The company is using its global production network to relieve stress from existing supply chain constraints. Currently, global car manufacturers face a severe scarcity of critical components to keep production lines running. However, CEO Herbert Diess mentioned, "We used our position as a truly global company to balance production across our markets and relieve pressure where there were supply issues and product shortages." Read More.


Supply-Chain Constraints for U.S. Manufacturers

The Institute for Supply Management's data shows that it's taking an average of 100 days to receive production materials in the US, which is longer than any recorded period in history. For capital expenditures, the average commitment time rose to a whopping 173 days, that's broken all previous records. Manufacturers are battling another grave concern of not being able to recruit a workforce while the transportation and shipping delays continue to plague industries. Read More.

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Fourkites  launched Universal Appointment Manager Solution in APAC

FourKites has launched Universal Appointment Manager Solution, a Cloud-based solution that helps warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities collaborate efficiently on pickup and receiving time slots. It also allows shippers and carriers to eliminate excess dwell time on site, scrap off detention fees and reduce carbon emissions. The solution also simplifies the daily administrative tasks for shippers and carriers by enabling real-time collaboration; book preferred appointment times while boosting overall productivity. Read More. 

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