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E-commerce after the “Bubble”: How Is Air Cargo Reallocating Its Capacity?

After the super-heated period of 2020–2022 driven by the pandemic, e-commerce remains the single biggest growth engine for air cargo. IATA projects that global air cargo demand in 2024 will grow by around 11.3% compared with 2023, setting a new record.

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Asia–Pacific Leads the Pack: A New Air Cargo Boom After the Pandemic

Asia–Pacific Leads the Pack: A New Air Cargo Boom After the Pandemic

While ocean shipping is still struggling with geopolitical conflicts and route disruptions, the skies are witnessing a new “cargo boom.” In 2024, IATA recorded global air cargo demand up 11.3% compared with 2023, surpassing even the record year of 2021 and marking the highest level ever.

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From the U.S. to the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America: Vietnamese Enterprises Seek New Paths

From the U.S. to the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America: Vietnamese Enterprises Seek New Paths

What is the way forward for Vietnam’s leather and footwear industry amid increasing trade risks with the United States? When traditional markets are no longer a safe haven, expanding the “basket of eggs” to include emerging markets such as the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America has become a strategic choice. Thus, the trend of export market diversification is no longer a temporary solution—it is a vital pathway for Vietnamese enterprises to sustain and thrive on the global trade map.

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Tariffs and U.S. Market Pressures – Export Diversification: Now or Never?

Tariffs and U.S. Market Pressures – Export Diversification: Now or Never?

We have seen that global trade is increasingly unstable, especially with the return of a tough trade policy from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Vietnam’s footwear industry is facing a strategic question: continue relying on traditional markets or proactively open up new export channels to the world? If the answer is diversification, then the time is clearly... now.

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Potential Crisis: Global Air Cargo Transport Amid the New Wave of Tariffs

Potential Crisis: Global Air Cargo Transport Amid the New Wave of Tariffs

The global air cargo transport industry is facing unprecedented challenges as the U.S. government officially reimposes tariffs on hundreds of imported goods from China and extends reciprocal measures to many trading partner nations.

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U.S. Tariffs: The Urgent Need for Supply Chain Flexibility

U.S. Tariffs: The Urgent Need for Supply Chain Flexibility

The U.S. tariff policy is bringing significant changes to global trade flows. The imposition of new tariffs on imported goods from countries such as China, Mexico, and the European Union has increased production costs, directly affecting consumer prices and corporate profits.

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Global Manufacturing Shift: China, Mexico, and the Impact on U.S. Supply Chains

Global Manufacturing Shift: China, Mexico, and the Impact on U.S. Supply Chains

(VLR) In the context of globalization and trade tensions, Chinese companies are relocating production to Mexico, creating significant changes in supply chains and having a profound impact on the U.S. economy.

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The Role of Intermediary Nations in Shaping Global Trade

The Role of Intermediary Nations in Shaping Global Trade

(VLR) In the current global economic landscape, international trade is undergoing significant fluctuations due to geopolitical tensions, the trend of regional fragmentation, and shifting national policies.

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2024 Transportation Trends: Leveraging Technology for Operational Cost Savings

2024 Transportation Trends: Leveraging Technology for Operational Cost Savings

The transportation industry in Asia, a pivotal aspect of the region's economy, is facing a significant rise in operational costs.

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VLA - 30 Years of Connecting and Spreading Logistics Value

VLA - 30 Years of Connecting and Spreading Logistics Value

On November 17, 2023, at the Gem Conference Center in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) celebrated its 30th anniversary of establishment and development (1993 - 2023).

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Ensuring economic growth objectives

Ensuring economic growth objectives

Relevant ministries should coordinate with localities to “continue to review and update growth scenarios for the next quarters and the whole year of 2023 in order to propose solutions to ensure the realization of the full-year growth about 6.5% as the target assigned by the National Assembly...”

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Green technologies and geopolitics have a big impact on the logistics sector

Green technologies and geopolitics have a big impact on the logistics sector

Technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs), wind power, and solar power are an important part of accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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A view from the changes in the industrial chicken supply chain

A view from the changes in the industrial chicken supply chain

(VLR) Chicken is the most consumed meat in the U.S, the slaughtering industry brings billions of dollars annually. Industrial chicken or industrial broiler is a term that refers to chickens that are raised in industrial processes. According to the statistics from the National Poultry Council, each American consumes about 80 pounds of chicken annually. The number is likely to increase thanks to increasingly cheaper chicken price.

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World Logistics Passport

World Logistics Passport

(VLR) World Logistics Passport (WLP) is one of 9 initiatives and 33 projects under the strategy of the Dubai Silk Road approved by the Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council- Crown Prince H.H Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad on March 2, 2019 and officially started on October 13, 2019. The initiative was officially announced by the UAE Ministry of Economy and introduced at the 50th Davos World Economic Forum, Switzerland in January 2020 with participation of many countries, including Vietnam. The initiative has received attention from many countries worldwide.

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Air Cargo 2012: After A Storm, Comes A Calm Sea?

Air Cargo 2012: After A Storm, Comes A Calm Sea?

(VLR) The cargo forecast for 2012 comes against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, job stagnation and debt crises…

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Alphaliner: Transpacific lane absorbed most capacity in 2012

Alphaliner: Transpacific lane absorbed most capacity in 2012

(VLR) The information service Alphaliner said global cellular containership fleet capacity was 16.34 million TEUs on Jan. 1, a 6 percent increase over the previous year.

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Cargo 2013: A turning point of recovery

Cargo 2013: A turning point of recovery

(VLR) “Profits from the aviation industry shows the development. Together with the hope that the global economy will bounce back, demands in airfreight markets is surging. This is the turning point for the recovery of the industry and this is also a promise to take over “old markets” of airlines.” Commented Tony Tyler-General Director of International Air Transport Association (IATA)

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