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While there is widespread concern about attracting new talent to the supply chain industry, it seems especially acute in the maritime sector.

Buyers’ and suppliers’ insights bring manufacturing industry trends into focus.

Oxford Economics report indicates factors that strengthen U.S. manufacturing despite headwinds.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in January showing a rise in freight ton kilometers (FTK) of 2.7% compared to January 2015.

The CMA CGM Group has announced that it will deploy starting end of May its flagship fleet of six 18,000 TEU vessels between Asia and the West coast of the U.S.

VISANOW survey reveals strong demand, but immigration system making it increasingly difficult to obtain talent beyond US borders.

“The US is a bright spot in the global economy,” says IHS chief economist Dr. Nariman Behravesh, “ and within the U.S. it’s the consumer that is the bright spot.”

Material handling robots segment accounted for nearly 47% of the global industrial robotics market in heavy industries in 2015.

From its inception as an online book retailer, to being the world’s biggest e-commerce company, Amazon’s influence and control over the sector has been almost absolute.

Logistics managers seeking yet one more forecast as the year gets underway, may wish to check in with Rodger Howell, PwC’s Strategy& Principal, specializing in strategy and operations. He sees a few key areas that should be central to corporate efforts during 2016.

Retail segment expected to register the fastest growth, but manufacturing applications will continue to account for a sizable majority of protective packaging demand.

Various economic headwinds are standing in the way of true retail sales growth, even though the numbers show modest gains.

Talent tops list of drivers of global manufacturing competitiveness.

Forecast suggests domestic strength will offset global headwinds; materials handling equipment investment growth to remain weak over the next three to six months.

U.S. multinationals engaged in Pacific Rim commerce also appear to have a high threshold for risk, notes recent research done by Resilinc, a cloud provider of supply chain resilience and risk management intelligence and analytics