MTS Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2023

Frankly, back in July 2022, I thought strongly that it would take until the end of Q1 2023 to see more stability in the U.S. million TEUs, significantly lower than the same months during 2020 and 2021. Will Be Painless in 2023 appeared first on More Than Shipping. supply chain for exports is calming down. exports supply chain.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 22, 2023

Due to freight rates skyrocketing in 2020-2021 and in the beginning of 2022, Asian polymers have been dropping in price to be able to compete with the other regions of the world. 2021 and 2022 was not the best time for Chinese producers, due to them not being able to compete with U.S. A strong U.S.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

in 2023 – all parts of the supply chain are feeling the drastic drop in demand. According to the same WSJ article, “Warehousing and storage companies, which added more than 400,000 jobs in two years through the end of 2021, dropped 20,000 jobs from September to October.” and they just recently laid off 650 people.

Supply Chains 82

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MTS Logistics

JULY 25, 2022

In 2021, those costs rose 29.5% percent in the first half of 2021” according to PIERS, “as a result, the East Coast’s share increased to 34.3 Based on these three major factors, I do not expect containerized export market is going back to a more fluid stage until the end of Q1 2023. In addition, “West Coast gateways handled 58.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 3, 2022

I had just reviewed KION Group’s financials that showed the Supply Chain Solutions segment (Dematic) grew by 44 percent in 2021. Similarly, a Honeywell investor presentation stated that its Intelligrated business grew by approximately 50 percent in 2021. The company expects revenues to return to growth in 2023 and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2021

Semiconductor Shortage is Expected to Last through 2023. In the second quarter of 2021, a record 423.7M Wages grew by 4.25% from January to June 2021 in logistics, a record 6-month gain for the sector. Vaccinated People in High Transmission Areas are Urged to Wear Masks. A Slimmed Down Infrastructure Bill Advances.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2023

Between 2018 to 2021, American whiskey exports to the EU “plunged by an astonishing 20 percent” from US$552 million to US$440m, which had a “devastating impact on distilleries” across the US, said Toast Not Tariffs in a letter to on US trade representative ambassador Katherine Tai and US secretary of commerce Gina Raimondo on 19 July this year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Analysis of what is reported may suggest that a supplier has not been totally forthcoming in what they have reported on the platform. Schneider Electric and EcoVadis Christophe Quiquempoix, VP of Sustainable Procurement at Schneider Electric shared his insights during a panel discussion at EcoVadis Sustain Conference 2023.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

About Pickett Research Pickett Research was established in 2020 to fill a void in the US Truckload Freight Marketplace for analysis, forecasting, and market guidance that is both objective and credible. To learn more or to subscribe to the 2023-24 series, visit www.pickettresearch.com.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Activities focused on implementing measures that were defined in the sustainability strategy developed back in 2021. Based on this analysis, a climate strategy with measurable reduction goals for the coming years was derived. “In The report documents the company’s progress in 2022 towards a more sustainable future.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2021

Orders placed in just eight months of 2021 reached three-quarters of the all-time high level of orders reached 13 years ago. 381 container ships have been ordered in 2021! According to BIMCO’s analysis of new shipbuilding orders, a total of 381 container ships with a nominal capacity of 3.44 It has grown to 5.3

Ordering 71

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2023

A larger share of freight forwarders and supply chain professionals this year in 2023 are expecting disruptions owing to COVID outbreaks in China and the Chinese New Year factory closures as compared to the last year (2022). “We We are looking at three different Chinese Years in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2024

Although Flexe was valued at $1 billion just a few years ago, higher interest rates have led to investors being less willing to dish out more cash towards these types of startups, particularly in logistics and the supply chain, where profits rapidly decreased between 2021 and 2023.

Industry 73

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 2, 2023

In 2021, supply chain woes exploded, with rates skyrocketing. Its reported Q2 2023 $513 million net income was over 90% down year-over-year, and nearly 60% down from Q1 2023. We are right in the middle of the summer season, when the business world goes on vacation and things are usually slow.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2021

With sky high rates, space and equipment issues and other unexpected events, we are about to close out 2021 which will go down in the history of shipping as one of the most chaotic, challenging, and troubling years ever. Surviving 2021 in the supply chain world itself is considered a success for many. Inventory control.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Savings will focus on reducing fixed operating costs beyond product and transportation expenses that were “built up as a result of the rampant increase in transactions during 2020 and 2021,” McPhail said. percent in 2021 and 2.8 We are now gradually reducing that holding capacity as transactions normalize.” percent in 2018.

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While 2021 and early 2022 was a time period filled with endlessly rising shipping rates, 2023 has been a year known for lower rates. barge spot rates and global container rates on key trade routes have risen over the past month of summer 2023. Low water levels on the Mississippi River are driving up barge spot rates.

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 27, 2023

After all, official Chinese government economic figures recently set a goal for the Chinese economy to grow by 5% in 2023 – a much lower figure than has been published for most of the past decade. Today, Maersk is warning of a prolonging Chinese economic recovery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

Xeneta’s data analysis shows that containerized imports from the far east to the US increased substantially from 2017 to 2022. Xeneta’s analysis also shows that Russia substantially increased its import of goods from China. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2019

million units per year by 2023. Assuming no major trade disruptions, there will be a $69 billion trade surplus in chemicals by 2023. As this investment comes online, production is growing. Total chemical production volume (excluding pharmaceuticals) rose by 3.1% in 2018 and is expected to grow by 3.6% in 2019 before easing to 3.1%

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Believe it or not, after more than three years of a global pandemic and various disruptions and issues around it, the 2023 holiday season is expected to be the most normal one since 2019. Plenty of Inventory Means Gifts are In-Stock The global supply chain issues that plagued the logistics industry in 2021 and 2022 have largely resolved.

Supply Chains 77

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In Germany the law on corporate responsibility in the supply chain came into force on January 1, 2023. Unfortunately, little seems to have happened since those amendments were tabled, and meanwhile, the UK’s risk rating for critical violations has increased, according to the Supply Chain ESG Risk Ratings Report 2023.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 30, 2022

Although the supply chain experts of the Bochum-based software company Setlog assume that the effects of the current crisis will last well into 2023, they forecast decreasing ocean freight rates in the fourth quarter of 2022. Another outcome of the analysis: they are not shifting their production from the Far East to Europe.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Even with the US-led international naval task force in place, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels continued last week including a missile attack and attempted hijacking of a Maersk container ship on Saturday.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

Not only did Toyota Material Handling Europe meet the Platinum standard for the third year in a row, it also improved on its score from 2021, with an overall rating of 79 (up from 76). This rating is the outcome of a detailed analysis covering Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions management, total energy consumption, and use of renewables.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In Africa, e-commerce revenues are expected to exceed $46 billion in 2025, up from $28 billion in 2021, and 500 million online shoppers in 2025, up from 350 million in 2022, according to the latest study by consulting firm TechCabal Insights. Once again, storage , automated sorting, and order preparation systems will be necessary.

Sorting 63

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

imports moved inland via transload in 2023 were between 65-70 percent percent, compared to 2021 when it was less than 60 percent. The April 5 incident is one of hundreds in which massive cargo ships lost propulsion, many near bridges and ports, according to a Washington Post analysis of Coast Guard records.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 129

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This year, Hanukkah will run from December 18 th through the 26 th , while Kwanzaa starts as Hanukkah ends, running from December 26 th through January 1 st , 2023. Amazon has not officially listed their cutoff dates, but per their 2021 schedule consumers can expect the following dates to apply. Priority Mail – December 19 th.

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Penske Move Ahead

JUNE 20, 2023

billion in 2021. Continue to emphasize why you are the shipper of choice,” she noted, adding that she doesn’t expect rates to return to the highs of 2021, but there could be lanes that experience increases. Transportation costs—driven by increases in all modes and nodes—reached $1.39 trillion, up from $1.3 trillion the year prior.

Supply Chain Software 59

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

As Steve Banker wrote about in last week’s news roundup, the worldwide shortage of semiconductors is expected to last through the first quarter of 2023 at a minimum according to the electronics supply chain analysis firm Supplyframe. As a result, Ford is revamping its supply chain operations to focus on “built-to-order” vehicles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2023

All told, from these states, the recreational marijuana industry is poised to produce over $25 billion in revenue in 2023 (and that is a conservative estimate). The ATRI analysis also documents the strategies and implications of the two pathways the federal government can take in response to advancing legalization efforts.

Supply Chain Design 141

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

According to Yahoo Finance , the Baltic Dry Index, which serves as a weathervane for general shipping market, is down more than 75% from its 2021 peak. Maersk forecasts global container demoing will fall by 2-4% this year in light of the economic downturn that’s expected to persist into 2023.

Demo 69

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The year 2021 has proved it once again that Tom McCarthy was right. Rewind to 2021! 2021 may not be a year for the logistics industry to cherish, but it was a year filled with a lot of takeaways. 2021 pushed businesses to take giant strides in their logistics processes and operations. lifestyle) or involuntarily (e.g.,

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MTS Logistics

MARCH 29, 2024

In 2023, 750,000 vehicles were handled through the Port of Baltimore. You only need to look at the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal in 2021. East Coast and Gulf Coast imports according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Baltimore is the 17th biggest port by total tons. It ranks first in the U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software 88

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

All told, from these states, the recreational marijuana industry is poised to produce over $25 billion in revenue in 2023 (and that is a conservative estimate). The ATRI analysis also documents the strategies and implications of the two pathways the federal government can take in response to advancing legalization efforts.

Supply Chain Design 108

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ShipLilly

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Because the shipping industry is already in operational turmoil, this analysis adds to the sense of urgency and perhaps panic. The current market situation may run as far as 2023 so the industry must engage in a wide-ranging restructuring process for long-term solutions to this challenge. Reality of escalating transportation costs.

Cost Reduction 98

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2023

government even opted to allocate roughly one half of the 2021-2025 National Highway Freight Program projects budget to roadway and bridge preservation. The drought early warning for the Navigation and Transportation Sector is essential to prepare for these impacts.

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