Sofeast's head of Supply Chain Management, Kate, joins Adrian from the team who is on hosting duty to kick off 2023 with an interesting discussion about how logistics from China are affected by the current Covid epidemic at the beginning of 2023, what has changed in the logistics and shipping industry (such as costs), and what other changes might be on the horizon for importers from China.
After some troubled years, it's mainly good news!
Show Sections
00:00 - New year's greetings, introducing Kate, and introducing today's topic: changes in logistics from China to the West since 2021 and looking ahead into 2023.
01:16 - What is China's Covid epidemic like right now in early Jan '23 and how is it affecting importers?
07:36 - What is the current situation in logistics from China now?
13:37 - What logistics challenges are we facing now in early 2023?
21:31 - Looking ahead into 2023.
24:56 - Wrapping up.
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