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Understanding the Shipping Container Shortage!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In short, increased demand for physical goods – as well as China’s massively growing export market – has made shipping containers scarce, and shipping more expensive, harder to come by, and more bottlenecked. On one level, it’s a simple matter of supply and demand. Prioritizing supply chain visibility.

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Alliances, Carriers and Logistics!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Common Mistakes in Importing and Exporting! However, today the container business seems to be more logistical than purely shipping. But, providing cheap container carriage from A-to-B is no longer sufficient; one needs to be an integrated logistic provider to survive profitably.

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How to Minimize Impacts from Supply Chain Disruption

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The recent US-China trade war, Brexit, even the COVID-19 pandemic all sparked new regulations that caused prices and tariffs to fluctuate wildly and interrupted supply chains globally. Supply chain management has entered the realm of digitalization, receiving all the benefits and challenges that come with it.

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Here's What Will Happen When China and U.S. Tariffs Take Effect Friday

Supply Chain Brain

China accounts for about half of America’s soybean exports, worth about $14bn annually, CNBC says. The South China Morning Post said China is likely to cancel orders for 1.1 million tons of soybeans from the U.S. Chinese newspapers described the move as a counterstrike in an escalating trade war. China has already made preparations.

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