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Analysis: Today’s Global Economy vs. Global Container Shipping

MTS Logistics

For example: The global GDP growth rate for 2021 was 6.02%, a 9.1% increase from 2020. The post Analysis: Today’s Global Economy vs. Global Container Shipping appeared first on More Than Shipping. The global GDP growth rate for 2022 was 3.08%, a 2.94% decline from 2021.

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Analysis on 2021 Container Shipping Delays

ShipLilly

The unusually late-year surge in imports during 2020 has continued this year. Take for example the increased emphasis on the purchase of household goods via e-Commerce platforms. Although it had been expected that by the end of 2020 there would be some respite; the container shipping markets continue to be tight.

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Freight Cost Volatility Impacts on Inflation – An Analysis

Freightos

The global economy has gone through an incredibly tumultuous time since 2020. Well, an analysis of US import container volumes 1 as a share of consumer spending 2 in 2021 and 2022 to date implies that every $1,000 in ocean freight costs per forty-foot container accounts for 0.09% of personal consumption expenditures each year.

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Analysis: Should You Redirect Your Cargo and If So, Where?

MTS Logistics

Despite all these issues, cargo handled has rose a whopping 22% in the period of December 2021/January 2022/February 2022 compared to the December 2020/January 2021/February 2021 period according to data from the Port of Houston. The post Analysis: Should You Redirect Your Cargo and If So, Where?

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2020 Supply Chain Management Trends

EazyStock

Intro to 2020 Supply Chain Management Trends. The new year is upon us, and with the end of 2019 we reach the end of the decade – and the beginning of 2020. 2020 supply chain management trends will further these shifts. 2020 supply chain management trends will further these shifts. Greening” the Supply Chain.

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Chart of Incoterms 2020

Globalior

We have published extensive materials including Incoterms charts to help traders understand Incoterms® 2020. For example, under the FCA terms delivery can be made either in the seller’s warehouse or at a predetermined place agreed between buyer and seller. The post Chart of Incoterms 2020 appeared first on Globalior.

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Demand Forecasting in an Inflationary, Supply-Constrained, Semi-Post-Pandemic Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

I tend to use time series analysis as an anchor to my forecast, as I suspect many of you do. For example, in a recent CNBC interview Ben Bernanke noted that the Federal Reserve likely looked at the unemployment rate and total employment in early 2021 and inferred that there was plenty of slack in the labor market. Final Word.