THE UNSTOPPABLE RISE OF SHIPPING PRICES IN 2021

This year promises to segue from uncertain supply chain disruption into more predictable disruption. The unstoppable rise of shipping prices may cause that disruption. And it may dominate the news in 2021.

WHAT’S STYMIEING PROGRESS ON IMO’S 2020 ZERO-EMISSION SHIPPING

Reduction of zero-carbon emissions made little progress since January 1, 2020. Progress in 2021 will likely also lag. That’s because many issues surrounding implementation remain unresolved.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) mandated the reduction of emissions by 50% by 2050. The baseline for emissions reduction is emissions from 2008

JANUARY SETS THE STAGE FOR 2021: SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS CONTINUE

January 2021 has started the year full of challenges. These challenges will likely create uncertainty that will shape the rest of the year. We probably won’t experience the staggering disruptions of 2020. Yet, we can expect 2020’s residual disruptions to affect all aspects of logistics.

FOUR REASONS LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS ARE SUPERIOR TO TRANSACTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Long-term partnerships aren’t new. But the value they deliver is more pronounced than ever.

As supply chain management has evolved, the need for long-term partnerships has grown. The increase in complexity, the increase in competition, the increase in teaming and the rise of pivotal trends are reshaping logistics. All together they’re creating a more challenging landscape

OUTSOURCING LOGISTICS TO COMPETE IN A POST-PANDEMIC MARKETPLACE

To remain competitive, shippers need to be on the cusp of changes ushered in by Covid-19. One trend at or near a tipping point is the transactional business model.

Covid-19’s disruptions have brought many changes to global supply chains. Many changes were in progress. More important, many of those changes have accelerated. And they’re resulting in new and lasting ways of executing supply chain management.

RESILIENCE AND CUSTOMER-CENTRIC SUPPLY CHAINS: WHY YOU CAN’T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER

Publication of articles, ads, etc., about “customer-centric” supply chains seems to be growing. Is that an accident? Is it marketing? Or is it a sign of a new trend?

At Terra Worldwide Logistics we believe “customer-centric” supply chains represent the future. In other words, customer-centric supply chains are not only coming, but they’re here to stay. And they will transform supply chain management at its core.