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Red Hot Steel Market Cools

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles steel, supply chain

Lower prices will likely take months to flow through supply chains, since many manufacturers purchase steel through fixed-price contracts.

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Ocean Shipping Rates May Double in 2022

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Trucking companies are projecting double-digit growth in contract rates for 2022.

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Six in 10 Containers Leave U.S. Ports Empty

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Voracious demand for imported goods by U.S. consumers has pushed up rates for freight being shipped across the Pacific from Asia to the U.S., making that trip far more lucrative than the journey from the U.S. to Asia.

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Lockdown in China Threatens Supply Chain

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

The district shut down is one of six below Ningbo, which has one of the world’s largest ports, raising concerns the already stressed supply chain may face more trouble.

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Analyst: ‘Worst is Over’ in Supply Chain Woes

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

The analyst said that significant levels of pre-orders from retailers and construction of new container ships will ease pressures on the supply chain.

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Truckers: ‘Lazy’ Crane Operators Exacerbate Port Delays

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Kristi Ruggles crane operators, supply chain

Crane operators who belong to a powerful union and earn up to $250,000 a year are worsening the supply chain crisis by goofing off on the job, frustrated truckers told reporters.

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Dealers Dig Out GPS Units from 2004 for Farmers

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

“It’s the perfect storm of Tylenol moments,” said AGCO’s Greg Toornman. “It’s one headache after another.”

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Chip Shortage Forces Plant Closures at CNH

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

The shutdowns in Europe will not exceed eight days and will conclude by month’s end.

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Trouble Begets Trouble: Port Jams Claim Capacity

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

An analysis shows that the amount of additional capacity required to meet demand is being outstripped by the amount of capacity being held up out of service as it awaits berthing slots.

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Supply Chain Mess Leads to Contract Changes

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Companies increasingly are seeking to add provisions to contracts that cover the impact of pandemics or epidemics and accelerating inflation.

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Supply Chain: Logjams Intensify on East Coast

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Georgia Ports Authority, supply chain

“We have seen this transition from just-in-time in supply chains to just-in-case, and that is significantly changing our environment,” said Griff Lynch with Georgia Ports Authority.

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Wave of Shipper Consolidations Contributes to Supply Chain Stress

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Businesses are paying at least four times more to move their products than they were last year and face longer delivery times. Contributing to the problem is that the top six container operators control more than 70 percent of all container capacity.

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Nearly 400 Container Ships Wait to Berth

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Globally, 376 container ships carrying are piled up near ports, according to figures compiled Thursday. The longest wait at that time was 15 days in queue.

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Logistics, Supply Chain Data Forecasts Continued Trouble

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

LTL traffic will see a continued capacity crunch and possible rate increases, the report forecasts.

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Supply Chain Backlogs Intensify

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

Ports contending with record-high volumes are causing delays, and those delays are contributing to ocean freight rates that have quadrupled.

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White House to Launch Supply Chain Task Force

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

The task force will address the bottlenecks in the agriculture, construction, transportation and semiconductor sectors.

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Suppliers Struggle, Steel Prices Soar Amid Rebound

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

“We can sell everything we have,” said Brad Serlin, president of United Scrap Metal Inc. “Steel mills that were out of the market all of a sudden are doing big orders.”

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In Preventing Cyber Attacks, Think Supply Chain

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Kristi Ruggles Cybersecurity, supply chain

Managing these vulnerabilities requires companies to collaborate with key supply-chain partners in ways such as jointly assessing risks in the supply chain and coordinating investments. Writers offered four fundamentals.

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White House Doubles Down on Supply Chain in China

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Kristi Ruggles supply chain

A longstanding priority for the president has become a “whole of government” push amid what officials call a “perfect storm.”

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Hemp Appears Immune to Coronavirus

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Kristi Ruggles hemp, supply chain

Upheaval in the supply chain has been less disruptive to hemp growers than more traditional producers. Pandemic restrictions may even be driving up CBD sales.

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