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Understanding the Shipping Container Shortage!

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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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How to Lower Your Ocean Freight Costs!

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Both the suppliers and shippers will need to monitor market conditions and costs on an ongoing basis as they enter carrier rate negotiations. Triangulation refers to the use of the same container for export and import purpose meaning you export cargo from A to B and also bring back imports from B to A using same container and same carrier.

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Blockchain for Responsible Sourcing – Where Does It Fit?

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For companies committed to selling products that are responsibly sourced and humanely produced, a multi-tiered supply chain is a major challenge to navigate. Such commitments require robust technological solutions that enable supplier discovery, as well as data collection, at multiple tiers across many categories of data.

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Blockchain for Responsible Sourcing – Where Does It Fit?

SupplyShift

For companies committed to selling products that are responsibly sourced and humanely produced, a multi-tiered supply chain is a major challenge to navigate. Such commitments require robust technological solutions that enable supplier discovery, as well as data collection, at multiple tiers across many categories of data.

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How to Minimize Impacts from Supply Chain Disruption

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When one link in the supply chain is shut down, the effect can be felt throughout the supply chain resulting in delayed or cancelled deliveries, closed ports, drastically unbalanced supply and/or demand. This is a major byproduct of globalization, as suppliers are increasingly international.