consumer goods

Running on Ice: Cold chain goes international 

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GSCW Day 8 keynote: Will consumer goods drive the economy in 2021?

Home desks. Bicycles. Furniture. We’re not going to buy as many of those as the pandemic eases and we resume dining in restaurants, traveling by air and going on vacation, according to HSBC economist James Pomeroy.

“We’re starting to think about what is going to drive growth this year,” Pomeroy said in a conversation with FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller during Global Supply Chain Week. “If you go into the consumer spending data in any economy, you can see the sectors where the spending...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-day-8-keynote:-will-consumer-goods-continue-to-drive-the-economy?

Viewpoint: Alloy building central nervous system for supply chain

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

As the COVID-19 pandemic creates record-breaking bottlenecks in companies’ supply chain logistics networks, while simultaneously forcing them to adapt to changing customer expectations and demand patterns, San Francisco-based Alloy is helping customers weather the evolving environment.

I spoke with Cindy Chow, Alloy’s marketing director, to gain a better sense of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint:-alloy-building-central-nervous-system-for-supply-chain

When the chips are down, logistics players must find new strategies

Chip manufacturers are scrambling to ramp up output, but a global shortage of semiconductors is expected to affect several industries, including automotive and consumer electronics, for months – possibly all year.
And for some supply chains, a re-evaluation of fundamental strategy is on the cards.
Major chip producers have announced steps to boost production: SMI, China’s largest producer, is to increase its monthly output of eight-inch chips by 45,000; Taiwanese chip giant …

The post When the...

https://theloadstar.com/when-the-chips-are-down-logistics-players-must-find-new-strategies/

Government COVID-19 crew change policies threaten safety, imperil the environment and disrupt the flow of goods

Global manufacturers and retailers have warned that their ability to supply goods is dependent on working supply chains, which are being disrupted.

About 800,000 seafarers are now adversely affected by government actions and that figure will soon be one million people, a maritime expert has warned. Seafarers are being subject to forced labour, the safety of life at sea is in the balance, and the maritime environment is imperilled.

The cause of all these catastrophes? Government-imposed...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/government-covid-19-crew-change-policies-threaten-safety-imperil-the-environment-and-disrupt-the-flow-of-goods/

Australian imports: decreasing consumer commodities

Pictured: soft toys. “From a toy and sporting goods perspective, the industry experienced weaker revenue due to projected declines in demand from downstream markets” ANL reports. Photo credit Bruno-Germany from Pixabay

Following the recent ‘Australian Imports: Which Consumer Goods Are On The Rise?’, Shipping line, ANL, took the opportunity to analyse the decreasing trends in consumer commodities from January to June 2020 against the previous averages volumes.

Largely derived from the global...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/australian-imports-decreasing-consumer-commodities/

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