What else could go wrong for supply chains? Now government-imposed power cuts are threatening factory output in China.
The cuts in power generation are due to the Chinese government’s desire to keep emissions down to their target.
By Martina Li in Taiwan 27/09/2021
Power cuts hit China factories and give container shipping another shock – The Loadstar
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains, Sustainability
Tagged emissions, Logistics, supply chain disruption, sustainability
Why are our ports not able to keep up with the number of ships coming in? Here’s an opinion.
True it’s an unusual storm, but it seems like the new normal. Some of the angst comes from the thrashing of schedules by the large container ocean lines. And some comes from shippers ordering extra inventory to avoid being caught short as in last year. And some comes from operations practice at the ports.
This article outlines some of the steps that could be taken.
Terminal velocity by Kris Kosmala August 26, 2021
Terminal velocity – Splash247
Posted in Logistics, Ports, Production Operations, Shipping, Supply Chains
Tagged container shipping, delays, intermodal, Logistics, ports, supply chain disruption
Many manufacturers have been shifting offshore production to Vietnam since the Trump administration tariff wars with China. Most of us realize wages in China have gone up a lot, and China is no longer a cheap place to have items like clothes manufactured.
Here we see that a Covid lockdown is causing problems for supply chains that depend on manufacturing there. The measures taken in the lockdown are interesting for us in America.
By LoadstarEditorial 24/08/2021
Harsh Vietnam lockdown rules slow production and impact supply chains – The Loadstar
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains
Tagged coronavirus, Logistics, manufacturing, supply chain disruption
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