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Supply chain radar: 2022 – the year of direct government intervention

Goodbye 2021, we’re done. But watch out, here comes 2022!
How lucky
I recently argued that we are in a supply chain stalemate, as ports around the world remain congested due to excessive numbers of out-of-position empty containers not being loaded for repatriation by the world’s shipping lines, among other factors.
But how can this be addressed?
Before mowing on, a cocky round of self-applause as shipping trouble was my last column of 2020, …

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Supply chain radar: Untangling the mess 

In my previous ‘Welcome (2022) force majeure‘ take from last week, I discussed how global raw material supply shortages are being exacerbated by the problems of the global logistics industry. Now, it’s just about the right time, sequentially, to run the rule over using the plunger to start clearing the blockages in our  supply chain networks. 
Supply chain bottlenecks are everywhere – even at home
The only good news from the last …

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Productivity Commission shows fatal flaws of the awful ‘national fleet’ concept

Pictured: Parliament House in Canberra. Do we really want the Federal Government running any part of the shipping industry? Photo credit: “Social Estate” via Unsplash.

In the recent “Vulnerable Supply Chains” report (something of a misnomer as the key finding was that supply chains are not, in fact, vulnerable), the Productivity Commission has pointed out the extreme costs of a “national fleet”.

Although most of the inquiry looked into the vulnerability (or, rather, the lack thereof) of goods in...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/productivity-commission-shows-fatal-flaws-of-the-awful-national-fleet-concept/

Supply chain study: shipping is resilient – OFFICIAL

Pictured: a large ocean-going container ship. Picture credit: Ian Taylor via Unsplash. Note: the livery of the ship in this image has been altered.

Australia’s shipping sector is resilient during the COVID pandemic. That’s a key finding from the Productivity Commission Vulnerable Supply Chains study, which was released earlier this week.

“The Australian shipping sector proved to be resilient” is what the study says in Box 2.4, fourth paragraph down.

The report also later concluded that: “Services...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/supply-chain-study-shipping-is-resilient-official/

Supply chain: UNCTAD data, once again, proves that liner shipping is adaptable and resilient to disruption

Pictured: a large ocean-going container ship. Picture credit: Ian Taylor via Unsplash. Note: the livery of the ship in this image has been altered.

Liner shipping connectivity from Australia to the rest of the world has massively rebounded since the onset of the COVID pandemic, according to the latest data from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

UNCTAD has published a “Liner Shipping Connectivity Index” since 2006 which enables the connectivity of liner shipping can be assessed...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/supply-chain-unctad-data-once-again-proves-that-liner-shipping-is-adaptable-and-resilient-to-disruption/

Australian box ports present serious risk to uninterrupted supply chains

Pictured: an example of a busy container port. Photo credit Chuttersnap via Unsplash

Australian box ports present one of the greatest risks of disruption to Australia’s supply chains. Specifically, the events of the last 18 months, including the surge in trade, have demonstrated that our ports just don’t have the capability to handle upsets.

Submission to supply chain study highlights box port risks

Shipping Australia highlighted this risk in our recent submission to the Productivity Commission’s...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/australian-box-ports-present-serious-risk-to-uninterrupted-supply-chains/

Evidence from UNCTAD proves that the sea-borne supply chain is adaptable and resilient

Pictured: a container ship approaches shore. Photo credit: Public Domain Images / Pixabay

Dramatic new evidence from the UN Conference on Trade and Development shows just how much the demand for goods has soared because of COVID-19. And, crucially, despite what you may have read in various places over the last few days, it provides evidence that the goods supply chain (read: container shipping) is highly resilient.

What is supply chain resilience?

“Supply chain resilience has been defined as the...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/evidence-from-unctad-proves-that-the-sea-borne-supply-chain-is-adaptable-and-resilient/

Logistics investment goes on hold as US supply chain review looms

US companies are unlikely to make significant moves in global sourcing strategy over the coming three months as the government conducts a strategic review of the nation’s supply chains.
On 24 February, President Biden signed an executive order for a 100-day review of critical supply chains to identify vulnerabilities, following the shortage of semiconductors that has disrupted car production. The review targets four groups of critical goods as well as six …

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