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  • Lost shipping container washed up on a white sand beach under a cloudy sky
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    As Cargo Accidents Rise, Risk Strategies Shield Business from Loss

    Against a backdrop of already strained container availability, cargo ships are losing more containers overboard than ever before. By understanding the current rash of accidents, companies can protect their supply chain from unexpected events.

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    Six Key Supply Chain KPIs to Track and Improve

    Tracking supply chain KPIs provides you with valuable analytic data that you can use to reach your goals. Learn more here!

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    Tariff Changes Persist, but Structured Data Can Help Capture Duty Savings

    Companies can minimize duty spends using supply chain technology and customs expertise. Flexport's platform helps brokers perform due diligence and devise tariff strategy.

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  • Rows of small Chinese and American flags arranged side by side
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    US-China Trade Relations: Experts Size up Possible Shifts

    In a recent webinar, Flexport Chief Economist Phil Levy moderated a talk on how trade agreements and alliances may shift under the new Biden administration.

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  • Hands type on a laptop showing the Flexport Purchase Orders dashboard with a table of POs and statuses.
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    Order Management Made Easy: New Features Speed POs and Connect Supply Chain Data

    With the launch of Flexport Order Management, companies can manage purchase orders in real time from the digital platform, realizing time and cost savings and generating greater efficiencies across the supply chain.

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    Recovery Forecasts Take Shape with Questions from Flexport’s Chief Economist

    In a recent piece for The Hill, Flexport’s Chief Economist Phil Levy takes a look at factors influencing the International Monetary Fund’s global economic growth predictions for 2021.

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    How To Encourage Sales of Backordered Products

    When you execute backorders well, you encourage customers to purchase again - whether or not they’re looking at a backordered product.

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  • Upward view of a corrugated metal warehouse roofline against a clear blue sky
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    Container Availability Shows Positive Trends, but the Tide Hasn’t Turned Yet

    A wave of recent optimistic news reports indicates that the worldwide shipping container shortage—a key driver in pushing ocean freight rates to unforeseen levels—may finally be subsiding, but Flexport experts take a broad view, noting multiple factors.

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