Network Design Bringing it home – Nearshoring can save costs January 17, 2023 Lessons learned in the pandemic are inducing procurement and supply chain managers to consider new approaches to mitigate their supply chain risk
Manufacturing Interroll opens new China plant August 29, 2022 New facility will produce the full range of Interroll rollers, RollerDrive, drum motors, the modular conveyor platform (MCP), sorters, and pallet-handling solutions
Disruption Volumes dip at Chinese ports among new Covid lockdowns August 25, 2022 Import and export ocean shipment volume at Chinese ports over the past weeks has declined as strict COVID-19 lockdowns have returned in tourist towns
International conflict China military exercises disrupt air and sea trade around Taiwan August 9, 2022 China said Monday it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade
Import, Export & Trade China’s Micronesia ambitions a regional game-changer May 27, 2022 When China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands in April it raised concerns from the U.S. and its allies that Beijing may be seeking a military outpost in the South Pacific, an area of traditional American naval dominance
Crime Chinese authorities crack down on counterfeiting ring May 6, 2022 The Chinese authorities have raided a warehouse in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, following tips from Amazon and fashion design house Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. about counterfeit items being sold
Covid-19 China stops rail freight to North Korea April 29, 2022 Railroad traffic to North Korea stopped as China deals with the spread of Covid-19 in the border town of Dandong
Covid-19 Shanghai lockdowns affecting drivers and reefer imports to China April 28, 2022 China's Covid lockdowns are worsening congestion at Chinese ports, resulting in carriers suspending their services and cancelling bookings for cargo exported to China
Covid-19 Trade disruptions begin as China locks down in new Covid surge March 15, 2022 Chinese authorities on Tuesday tightened anti-virus controls at ports, raising the risk of trade disruptions after some auto and electronics factories shut down as the government fights coronavirus outbreaks
DC & Warehouse Operations Kion opens China plant December 28, 2021 Counterbalance lift truck plant in Jinan, China produces first truck
