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The Shipping & Logistics Situation in the USA (July 2022 and beyond)

July 22, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

July ’22 Update on the Logistics situation in the USA (Feat. Marshall Taplits)

In this episode… Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran is joined again by US East-Coast supply chain and logistics expert, Marshall Taplits founder of Ship It Done. We have 3 main questions for Marshall: What is the logistics situation like now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: energy costs, sea freight, shipping, usa

North American Supply Chain Problems: Major Constraints

November 10, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

North American Supply Chain Problems: the Major Constraints

Last week, we recorded and published a podcast entitled Why Are American Logistics Struggling In Late 2021? which goes into detail about the various North American supply chain problems and is getting a lot of downloads. In that podcast, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: sea freight, shipping from china, usa

Why Are American Logistics Struggling In Late 2021? [Podcast]

November 5, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Why Are American Logistics Struggling In Late 2021? [Podcast]

In this episode… There's been a lot of talk in the media about America's broken supply chain. Rising costs, shipping delays, lack of port capacity, internal haulage issues, and more have dogged importers throughout the pandemic and are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: podcast, shipping from china, usa

When Should American Companies Reshore Manufacturing Or Stay In China?

May 16, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

When Should American Companies Reshore Production Or Stay In China?

In recent times it's very common to see stories about American companies scrambling to reshore manufacturing and leave China and the data seems to support this trend of reshoring or finding other locations.  However, I suspect the American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Supply Chain Tagged With: America VS China, chinese suppliers, coronavirus, ppe, reshore, reshore manufacturing, reshoring, reshoring production, usa

CPSIA Compliance For American Baby & Kids Product And Toy Importers

October 10, 2019 by Adrian Leighton

CPSIA Compliance For American Baby & Kids Product And Toy Importers

The CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) was enacted in 2008 to enhance children’s product and toy safety in the USA in the wake of high-profile instances of toy recalls due to excessive levels of lead. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Certifications Tagged With: baby products, children's products, CPSIA, product compliance, toys, US importers, usa

9 Consequences of the Upcoming US-China Trade War

May 9, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

9 Consequences of the Upcoming US-China Trade War

Based on all the articles I have read about the current geopolitical situation, I am not optimistic about the affect of the US-China trade war on American importers. Dan Harris, who wrote "the US-China Cold War start now," announced that a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: China, cost of import, factory consolidation, import cost, labor cost, low cost asia, mexico, negotiation, supply chain management, tariffs, tariffs imported products China, Trade war, usa, vietnam


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