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Supply Chain Waits on Political Winds
February 23, 2024
Politics seems to be on everyone’s mind in this election year and the effects on supply chains are becoming evident in every aspect of our work.
State of U.S. businesses is ‘optimistic’ despite naysaying sniping in election year
January 11, 2024
The state of American business is “optimistic” despite inflationary pressures and economic threats from unknowable outside factors, the nation’s top business lobbyist said.
Looking at the impacts of the Israel-Hamas conflict on global trade
October 19, 2023
Shipping bottlenecks, increased costs, and disrupted deliveries could result in shifting transportation of goods from the affected region.
ASCM conference highlights importance of geopolitics in the supply chain
October 18, 2023
Speakers at recent ASCM conference explain why a global supply chain matters to individual businesses.
Even with sequential declines, Panjiva data highlights strong November shipment and import growth
December 20, 2021
Total November U.S.-bound containerized freight imports—at 2,854,305 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were down 4.7% compared to October’s record 2,995,176 TEU and up 6.3% annually. And through the first 11 months of 2021, imports are up 19.6% annually, to 31,699,365 TEU. November shipments—at 1,333,314—were down 5.8% compared to October’s 1,415,250 and up 13.6% annually. Through the first 11 months of 2021, shipments are up 20.8%, to 14,129,936.
DHL Global Connectedness Index highlights ongoing importance of globalization
November 30, 2021
While the COVID-19 pandemic has, in some ways, fundamentally changed certain logistics processes and operations, due to the shifts it brought about in consumer behavior, and, more specifically, consumption and buying preferences, one area that remains on solid footing is globalization.
Q&A: Dr. Walter Kemmsies, The Kemmsies Group
October 7, 2021
Following comments made by United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai earlier this week, regarding the White House’s new approach to the United States-China bilateral trade relationship, Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman caught up with global trade economist Dr. Walter Kemmsies, president of The Kemmsies Group, a provider of industrial and logistics real estate brokerage and consulting services.
United States Trade Representative Tai offers up position on steps needed to take with China
October 5, 2021
In remarks made yesterday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai provided details regarding the White House’s new approach to the United States-China bilateral trade relationship.
The Rebound Podcast: The state of global supply chains
April 11, 2021
Listen in as USC associate professor Nick Vyas discusses where global supply chain management is at, and where it needs to go
China is back
January 18, 2021
Despite tariffs, a trade war and a pandemic, the Chinese economy is once again the world’s factory
C.H. Robinson lays down groundwork for shippers to gain Section 301 tariff relief
November 24, 2020
Minneapolis, Minn.-based global logistics services provider and freight forwarder C.H. Robinson said last week it is taking steps to help its U.S.-based customers getting access to refunds—more than $1 billion—through Section 301 tariff exclusions. The company explained that most of these refund opportunities have been updated on an ongoing basis, going back to 2018, driven by the U.S.-China trade war, and they are set to expire on December 31.
2020 Top 30 Ocean Carriers: Higher profits as demand ramps up
October 5, 2020
Industry experts maintain that ocean carriers may have finally figured out how to make money this year, as sluggish demand last summer made sustainable pricing more important than ever. Shippers now can’t afford to miss vital bookings this peak
season, thereby committing to contracts early.
WTO’s ruling on Trump’s trade tariffs underscores need for fresh approach, say trade experts
September 22, 2020
Even though this development is unlikely to have a material impact on the current state of global trade, specifically as it relates to tariffs and the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, it was very interesting to hear thoughts about it from two of the foremost U.S.-based trade experts on a call hosted last week by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), POLA Executive Director Gene Seroka and National Retail Federation Vice President of Supply Chain and Customs...
WTO’s ruling on Trump’s trade tariffs reinforces the need for a new approach, say trade experts
September 21, 2020
Even though this development is unlikely to have a material impact on the current state of global trade, specifically as it relates to tariffs and the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, it was very interesting to hear thoughts about it from two of the foremost U.S.-based trade experts on a call hosted last week by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), POLA Executive Director Gene Seroka and National Retail Federation Vice President of Supply Chain and Customs...
USCBC report takes a deep dive into U.S.-China business relations and impact of tariffs
August 12, 2020
To say the relationship between the United States and China is complicated is an understatement. And that is even more clear today, given the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on their respective economies and the global economy, at larger, coupled with the increasing tensions between the two global superpowers embroiled in a trade war and at odds over the origins of COVID-19, too.