The Chain Newsletter | January 7, 2022

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🚨 Everyone's talking about...

Ikea to hike prices by 9% due to supply chain woes — www.bangkokpost.com

Ikea will hike its prices by an average of nine percent next year due to ongoing supply and transportation disruptions.

📰 Other News

To remain a key player in global logistics, Hong Kong must adapt and cooperate with neighbours — www.scmp.com

Despite supply chain chaos, geopolitical tensions and rising competition, Hong Kong can still thrive in an evolving regional economy.

Philippine Tycoon Steers Ports Through Covid — www.bloomberg.com

One of the world’s largest port operators is looking to expand that its billionaire owner calls a “war against an invisible enemy.”

Wary welcome for Indonesia’s ‘green port’ initiative to clean up shipping — news.mongabay.com

Indonesia is launching a program to make ports more environmentally friendly to reduce its carbon emissions and protect the ecosystem.

Exodus of Seafarers Could Add to Supply Chain Disruption in 2022 — www.maritime-executive.com

Seafarers have faced endless challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Government protocols have resulted in complicating seafarers’ repatriation.

Cold storage logistics centre set for Kandal — www.phnompenhpost.com

Khmer Cold Chain and Phnom Penh Autonomous Port announced a partnership to build a cross-docking facility with controlled temperature conditions.

🔍 Insights

Supply Chain Woes Prompt a New Push to Revive U.S. Factories — www.nytimes.com Companies are testing whether the United States can regain some of the manufacturing output it ceded in recent decades to China and other countries.

Businesses will shift their suppliers and come out stronger — www.marketwatch.com Businesses will shift their suppliers and come out stronger. Consumers, too, will change.

Read more relevant news and updates on the Supply Chain Asia blog.

📅 Upcoming Events

Supply Chain Optimization Asia, Jan. 13 — www.airmeet.com

The summit will explore the latest best practices, tactics and strategies in the field of inventory and logistics network optimization within APAC.

Omni-Channel Commerce - Focus on Japan, Jan. 27 — zoom.us

The webinar will explore best practices and tactics in the four pillars of a successful omnichannel strategy in Japan including sales channels, marketing and advertising, operations, and fulfillment/logistics.

For the full calendar of meetups, webinars, forums and summits, click here.

📺 Featured Video

🧰 Startups & Innovation

Hong Kong intelligent logistics platform Zeek launches quick commerce solutions in Vietnam — technode.global

Zeek has expanded its footprint in Vietnam with its launch in Hanoi in November 2021.

See the best logistics logistics startups in APAC at the LogTech50

📈 Chart/Image of the week

MSC is now the world's largest shipping company (in terms of capacity).

💼 Latest Positions

Supply Chain Solutions and Operations Manager (Hong Kong) | DISNEY

Identify and develop supply chain strategies to reduce the total cost of ownership and improve supply chain profitability for Hong Kong Disneyland.

Strategic Sourcing Professional (Singapore) | Samsung

You will be part of the regional team acting as the regional electronics components experts and formulating plans for sourcing development and create value for Samsung's global supply chain.

View more interesting supply chain positions on our Job Board.

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