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Global trade must face up to drought threatApr 19, 2023
Droughts, low river levels already creating billions in economic damage and could worsen
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Indices show supply chain inflation and disruption rapidly easingApr 17, 2023
Indices indicate that volatility, transit times, shipping costs and input prices are coming down, helping supply chains, but the effects of this have yet to emerge in final prices
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Companies see supply chain disruption as biggest risk to growth, spurring investmentMar 29, 2023
Rising energy and materials prices concern industry execs, who hope technology will increase resilience
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Global trade outperforms expectationsMar 22, 2023
A 4% rise in 2022 global trade flies in the face of pessimistic expectations of trade disruptions
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Supply chain professionals pessimistic about UK prospectsMar 21, 2023
Rising costs, material shortages and pressure on budgets are dragging down UK supply chains says survey
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Warehouse operators failing to forecastMar 15, 2023
Half in survey say that they lack a reliable view of future demand
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Fall of Australian logistics firm worries supermarket supply chainsMar 9, 2023
Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics, which employs 1,500, has gone into administration
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Supply chain volatility eases to open the yearFeb 22, 2023
Key index drops to lowest point since September 2020, but easing comes off the back of falling demand for goods
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Microchip supply chains now part of geopolitical strategyFeb 16, 2023
Microchips are now at the forefront of policy makers minds as global supply chains reconfigure
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Shipping times reduce in final quarter of 2022 as disruption, demand decreaseFeb 13, 2023
Ocean freight moving faster to open 2023 as port congestion clears and global demand for goods declines
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US truck freight ends 2022 strongly, but signs of weakening demand in Q1 2023Feb 9, 2023
Tonnage growth in 2022 was the best since 2018, but shippers expected to be in driving seat for prices from Q1 2023 onwards
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Online retail sales top expectations during 2022 holidays, but huge return volumes put pressure on logisticsFeb 7, 2023
Retailers sold $1.14 trillion online according to Salesforce data, but 13% of orders were sent back by consumers
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Inflation and geopolitics dominate supply chain concerns in 2023Jan 31, 2023
Companies look closer to home to cope with conflict and continuing cost increases
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Re-thinking global supply chains: A conversation with Sealand’s Aruna HussainDec 13, 2022
Aruna Hussain, Managing Director, Europe and Mediterranean for Sealand sees supply chains changing in a profound way over the next decade
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