logistics

An entire logistics chain sprouted around soybeans and to support shipments to China—plants that crush and process beans into oil, rail lines and upgrades to West Coast ports.

China has also assumed a commanding share of other maritime and logistics sectors.

When it comes to signs of economic disruption, logistics companies are the canaries in the coal mine.

Earlier this year, Ukrainian forces continued to hold hundreds of square miles in Russia’s Kursk region, even as Moscow began to cut off their logistics.

The German logistics company–also known as DHL Group–said it was able to offset continued volatility in trade volumes during the quarter through managing capacity combined with cost-efficiency measures and price adjustments.