Logistics

Container Loading Supervision (4 out 4)

15

Oct 2020


China, Container Loading Supervision, Global Sourcing, Inspections, International trade, Logistics, Safety and Compliance, supply chain
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Container Loading Supervision (4 out 4)

In our previous articles in this series, we talked about the importance of an efficient sourcing of supplier, the need to carry out a factory audit to your suppliers to check whether they comply with the regulations of the tax and customs authorities in order to reduce any risk for your company and investment and on the importance of quality inspections that helps importers to identify any problems with their products, in addition to provide information and tools to decision makers to solve any ...

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COVID-19 IMPACT ON OCEAN FREIGHT PRICES

09

Sep 2020


China, Container Loading Supervision, Covid 19, Global Sourcing, International trade, Logistics, Ocean Freight, supply chain
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COVID-19 IMPACT ON OCEAN FREIGHT PRICES

Plan  your container bookings on-time and be aware of sudden cost fluctuations. In August, the peak season for freight started just as the previous years, however, this year Is different due to the pandemic. Although we know that during these months, prices go higher and capacity reduces, the pandemic has been added to the equation that makes more difficult the transportation of goods around the world. According to the International Maritime Organization, maritime transport is essential to t...

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CHINA-ALGERIA COOPERATION

18

Jan 2016


Global Sourcing, International trade, Logistics
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CHINA-ALGERIA COOPERATION

New year, new investments and cooperations for China. Being one of the world's strongest country, China has been 'down to earth' to share its capital and help other countries to improve their infrastructure. Currently, Algeria made a deal with China to build a mega sea port. It's not only big, but MEGA!   3.3 billion USD is the amount of China-Algeria deal to build and exploit the new center transshipment port of Cherchell.   Port Cherchell   The agreement was signed between...

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GLOBAL SMARTPHONE GROWTH

18

Dec 2015


Global Sourcing, Logistics
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GLOBAL SMARTPHONE GROWTH

Talking about the global smartphone growth, maybe you'll guess China is the leader... Well, it's kinda make sense as China contributes as one of the biggest smartphone maker in the world. But, let's check this out first then we can make the conclusion :)     Rule of "Thumb" I quoted the Thumb! Don't you realize? Lol! Thumbs contribute a lot for us to use smartphone... I like to do massage and one day, when the woman who gave me the massage rub the joints beneath my thumbs and she s...

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THE POWER OF LOGISTICS CLUSTERS

30

Oct 2015


Logistics
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THE POWER OF LOGISTICS CLUSTERS

TGIF! Hello readers :) ... Have you ever heard of logistics clusters? For those who haven't heard about what this powerful strategy is, logistics clusters is sets of logistics activities that co-locate and concentrate in particular locations. Logistics clusters is popularized by MIT professor : Yossi Sheffi. Let's find out more about this topic!   Logistics Clusters in a Nutshell In his explanation, Yossi Sheffi tells us how distribution centers are becoming much more than the places ...

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PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION

15

Sep 2015


Logistics
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PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION

How are you everyone? I hope you are all doing well. Today we have an interesting news from Panama and Egypt. Yes, these 2 countries have world's most important canal for logistics world: The Panama Canal and Suez Canal. A writer wrote that indeed, both of them are competing with each other, but don't worry! Their competition is in a good term and all of us actually will get the benefit from it.   Currently, Panama and Suez are confronting one another for a supremacy of the container ship...

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THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF MEXICO’S SUPPLY CHAIN

11

Sep 2015


Global Sourcing, International trade, Logistics
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THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF MEXICO’S SUPPLY CHAIN

Mexico’s growing importance in the continental supply chain is now being recognized by North American transportation groups. In the latest research, it is said that Mexican ports led the growth in import volume, with a 9.2 percent year-over-year increase—outperforming overall North American inbound growth of 6.4 percent.   The Main Causes Lately, China has been facing the rising wages and logistics costs. This leads a growing number of U.S. manufacturers to reshore or nearshore ope...

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2015 TOP SUPPLY CHAINS

07

Sep 2015


Global Sourcing, Logistics
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2015 TOP SUPPLY CHAINS

Hello again! Holiday is over, and by the way, hello September and hello Autumn! I feel that our Summer this year is very short, don't you feel the same? Today, I've prepared an article about "25 companies who have the best supply chains in the world". Let's check it out!    25. Home Depot In terms of overall revenue reported to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, ahead of rival Lowe's. The store ope...

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HOW BRAZIL MANAGES ITS TRADE GROWTH

27

Aug 2015


International trade, Logistics
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HOW BRAZIL MANAGES ITS TRADE GROWTH

Olá! Yes, it's a Hello in Portuguese. Today, our topic comes from Brazil, yeay! Brazil is a country that has a quite high GDP compared to other countries in Latin America. Here is the analysis about how Brazil manages its trade growth.   Let's Get Started For the past 2 decades, Brazil’s annual trade growth surpassed 10%. But surprisingly, last year it dropped by 7% and the GDP only rose by 0.1% in 2014. What did happen in Brazil? How to get the economy back on track again? To do ...

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CHINA LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

20

Aug 2015


Global Sourcing, Logistics
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CHINA LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

How time flies! I feel that I just started my week, but today is Thursday already! Logistics world has always been an interesting topic. How it connects the world from one part to another part, and not only that, but also about how to make it works efficiently. Let's take a look of how China manages its logistics... China has vowed more efforts to build an effective logistics system to facilitate consumption.   For China, modern logistics is a "major industry" in the national economy. ...

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