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Kuwait government orders Agility to vacate logistics parks

28 February 2023

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Agility, the second-largest shareholder in logistics giant DSV and new owner of global airport...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kuwait-government-orders-agility-to-vacate-logistics-parks

US to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufacturing after global shortages during pandemic

23 February 2023

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Efficient, tech-driven supply chain management drives HelloFresh’s success

22 February 2023

During the pandemic, consumers shopping habits changed dramatically toward online channels, pressing companies like HelloFresh to rethink their supply chain operations.

“With the shutting of borders and homes and schools, everyone’s coming home and staying home, and we were a lucky recipient of that in some ways,” said Matt Cicinelli, vice president of operations and technology at HelloFresh. “We were set up to be a business of one size, not knowing COVID was coming, and we quickly transitioned...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/efficient-tech-driven-supply-chain-management-drives-hellofreshs-success

Pandemic exposed global pharmaceutical supply chain’s fragility

22 February 2023

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How did generic pharmaceutical wholesalers fare during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the big...

Reconfiguring retail space to improve fulfillment

22 February 2023

This fireside chat recap is from Wednesday, the second day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Effective middle-mile management

DETAILS: A discussion with Bill Thayer, founder and CEO of Fillogic, on ways of better managing the middle mile and fulfillment.

KEY QUOTES FROM THAYER:

On using existing infrastructure to build density in middle mile:

“Malls are smack dab in the middle of the middle mile. … We take excess space in malls and provide the technology and operations...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reconfiguring-retail-space-to-improve-fulfillment

Reshoring, nearshoring production away from China remains ‘hot topic’

21 February 2023

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This fireside chat recap is from the first day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week event.

FIRESI...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reshoring-nearshoring-production-away-from-china-remains-hot-topic

Global shipping in the ‘process of normalizing’

21 February 2023

This fireside chat recap is from Tuesday, the first day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Examining the current landscape of global maritime

DETAILS: A discussion with Gordon Downes, CEO of New York Shipping Exchange, about current trends in ocean shipping.

KEY QUOTES FROM DOWNES:

On the current state of global shipping:

“I think it’s very clear that the market has normalized or is in the process of normalizing. Prices are coming down, close to pre-pandemic levels. The...

How to navigate maritime supply chain logistics post-pandemic

21 February 2023

This fireside chat recap is from Tuesday, the first day of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Post-pandemic maritime trends

DETAILS: Jackie Gonsalez, vice president of supply chain business development at Crowley Logistics, discusses maritime industry trends, the impacts of nearshoring, reshoring and what to watch for as the maritime space evolves in the post-pandemic era.

KEY QUOTES FROM GONSALEZ:

“Now, the trend is how do we readjust to the new normal? How do we change...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-to-navigate-maritime-supply-chain-logistics-post-pandemic

Survey: Nearshoring to Mexico happening ‘faster than expected’

21 February 2023

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While the rise of nearshoring to Mexico has been steadily increasing over the past decade, the...

Viewpoint: Inventory management key to stifling inflation

20 February 2023

While the smart money tries to get into the head of the Federal Reserve and its interest rate strategy, it’s baffling to see that after three years the market makers still do not understand the inflationary pressures each pipe in the supply chain can have on the economy.

There is one pipe in particular that will continue to stoke the flames of inflation, and it will last for months to come. The solution is in the hands of the retailers. I’m talking inventory management, which so far is graded...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-inventory-management-key-to-stifling-inflation

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