This week on The Future of Supply Chain, Santosh is joined once again by Peter Tirschwell and Eric Johnson from IHS Markit and its Journal of Commerce (JOC). Eric, the JOC’s senior editor for technology, is making his third appearance as a guest of the program. Peter, the vice president for maritime and trade business at IHS Markit, who is responsible for all content appearing in JOC publications, websites, events and other products, appeared on episode 67 alongside Eric.
Highlights from their conversation include:
- Peter’s background in journalism (1:22)
- Eric’s focus on technology (2:28)
- Extreme increases in freight benchmarks and decreases in service (4:30)
- Frustrations in container shipping detention (11:10)
- Slowdown in circulation of assets (13:25)
- E-commerce boom’s impact on distribution centers and more (19:28)
- When this boom will peak (23:00)
- Demand for visibility tools (25:56)
- International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union negotiations and automation (32:20)
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About The Future of Supply Chain
During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together. Listen to more episodes at https://www.dynamo.vc/podcasts.
About Dynamo Ventures
Dynamo Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that invests in supply chain and mobility startups, worldwide.
