Supply Chain Digest- Supply Chain by the Numbers for May 15, 2026
- Orders for Industrial Robots in North America were Flat in Q1, According to A3
- US Chamber of Commerce Warns of Growing Dependence on China Supply Chains
- Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for May 8, 2025
- Supply Chain by the Numbers for May 8, 2026
- Amazon Sends a Shot across the Bow of Parcel and Freight Carriers and 3PLs with Launch of New Supply Chain Services Unit
- Amazon has Blowout Q1
- Insource What Matters. Lesson from Toyota for Lean Practitioners in the Age of AI
- US PMI Shows Manufacturing Growth for the Fourth Consecutive Month in April
- Supply Chain and Logistics Stock Report for May 1, 2025
- Port Technology International
- APMT Apapa rolls out 4G LTE network
- APMT Pipavav unveils expansion project
- COSCO positive despite plummeting revenue
- Hutchison Ports and Egyptian Navy to build new container terminal
- Kalmar to supply Cambodian terminal with RTGs
- Europe leads the way as shipping steps up green tech research
- ABB and Kongsberg to work towards common data vessel infrastructure
- PSA Marine launches carbon cutting digital solution
- Port of Riga upgrades container handling fleet
- Mason Mega Rail project reaches new milestone
- Marine Link
- Solstad’s Arbitration Win Unlocks $14.5M Payment for its Largest Vessel
- Caturus Takes FID on Commonwealth LNG Project in Louisiana
- Oil Prices Rise Amid Fears of Ship Attacks and Seizures
- Somali Piracy on the Rise
- AI Technology Boosts FarSounder Navigation Capabilities
- Wide Barge Could Reduce Crane Needs for Turbine Foundation Installation
- Australia Shortlists Renewable Hydrogen Projects for Funding Support
- Ship Seized by Iran Off UAE, Trump Discusses Hormuz Shipping Lanes with Xi
- India-Flagged Cargo Vessel Sinks Off Coast of Oman After Suspected Attack
- US Import Costs Rise in April, Fuel Sees Biggest Gain in Four Years
Is bigger better in ocean shipping?
The P3 consortium may expand to more companies. This is a form of cooperation or collusion protected by law in many countries, so that guaranteed service can be provided when it would be too expensive and risky for one shipowner to do it. But is bigger always better? And how about the consumer, the shipper? Is there a chance of collusion on rates?
Faster clock speed of business may require more frequent service, and that makes it even harder to provide ships often enough. Right now, freight rates are low, and we do not see the consortium as a problem. In fact, it allows slow steaming to be offset by more frequent ships, which levels out the delivery time problem it causes. But in the future, there is some chance rates will go up.
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Video Identifies 10 Game Changing Supply Chain Trends
Here is a link to a video about the 10 game changing trends study!
Global Supply Chain Institute Identifies 10 Game Changing Supply Chain Trends – Supply Chain 24/7.
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