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Marina Mayer Editor-in-Chief
hen Russia first invaded Ukraine, the human being side of me sympathized with the families whose lives will never be the same. Families separated at the border or torn apart by death. Infants born in bomb shelters. Mothers struggling to just keep going, no matter what. But, the journalist side of me, the side that covers supply chains and how they’re impacted by events such as these, immediately thought
continue to rise, further impacting fleets and compounding the driver shortage even more. Grocery retailers and their consumers are also feeling the heat, as prices for groceries and ingredients continue to rise, while the product shortage remains a threat to the cold food chain. Several third-party logistics (3PL) providers in Ukraine have been shut down, goods scheduled to import into Ukraine are now be re-routed
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of the havoc the Russia/Ukraine War would mean for the future of supply chains; how the war would impact supply chains already struggling to keep goods moving; companies struggling to stay afloat; workers struggling just to survive. As the United States embarks on the two-year anniversary of when the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hit, how will this war affect our nation, one that may possibly just be beginning to turn a corner into the right direction. Well, for starters, fuel prices
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and major ocean carriers and consumer packaged goods brands are pulling out of Russia. Despite how and when the Russia/Ukraine War ends, the impacts are already being felt by many supply chains, leading to production stoppages, port closures and other bottlenecks that are sure to create additional supply chain disruptions for months to come. This is just the beginning.
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