The One-Stop-Shop For The Latest COVID-19 Supply Chain Updates
Below are the top Everstream Analytics incidents published by our in-house Intelligence Solutions team. As incidents develop in real time, these are subject to changes in status/scope after our publication. For real-time updates, contact us to learn how to access reports for your specific network. You can also subscribe to receive the reports via email as they are published.
COVID-19 Weekly Update, April 7th 2021
Everstream Analytics monitors and produces a weekly summary of supply chain impacts due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The update is provided free-of-charge to the industry. Authorities
COVID-19 Weekly Update, March 31st 2021
Everstream Analytics monitors and produces a weekly summary of supply chain impacts due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The update is provided free-of-charge to the industry. The Turkish Government
COVID-19 Weekly Update, March 24th 2021
Everstream Analytics monitors and produces a weekly summary of supply chain impacts due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The update is provided free-of-charge to the industry. Germany extended
[Webinar] 3rd Annual Risk Report 2021 – Risk Trend Reveal, March 23, 2021
Everstream Analytics launches its Annual Risk Report 2021 featuring expert insight of the current risk landscape and predictions on the next risk trends most likely to impact supply chains in 2021. Watch it now.
Global Semiconductor Shortage Triggering Production Delays for Automakers
A global semiconductor shortage has severely disrupted the auto sector with suspended or reduced production, which may further impact new vehicle sales and profitability. To read how this risk impacts the sector, download the report now.
COVID-19 Weekly Update, March 17th 2021
Everstream Analytics monitors and produces a weekly summary of supply chain impacts due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The update is provided free-of-charge to the industry. Authorities
Plastics Shortages Amid Slow Restart of Petrochemical Plants
Extremely low temperatures in the southern U.S. and northern Mexico in mid-February caused widespread power outages and equipment failures that disrupted operations across a variety of industries ranging from semiconductors to automotive and petrochemicals.
COVID-19 Weekly Update, March 10th 2021
Everstream Analytics monitors and produces a weekly summary of supply chain impacts due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The update is provided free-of-charge to the industry. Italy
COVID-19 Weekly Update, March 2nd 2021
Everstream Analytics monitors and produces a weekly summary of supply chain impacts due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The update is provided free-of-charge to the industry. From
China’s COVID-19 Restrictions Impede Road and Rail Freight Movement at the Border with Kazakhstan
Freight delays have been reported at the Kazakhstan – China border points since October 2020, when the Chinese authorities imposed COVID-19 quarantine measures at the
COVID-19 Survey: Supply Chain Impacts and Post-Pandemic Adjustment Strategies
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to profoundly impact complex, global manufacturing networks, forcing constant adaptations to keep the supply chain running. To understand how companies are mitigating operational disruptions amid uncertainty, Everstream Analytics initiated a customer survey. Learn more…
COVID-19: How the Global Vaccine
Distribution Could Impact Cargo Supply Chains
As pharmaceutical companies race to develop COVID-19 vaccines, logistics providers are preparing to build the supply chain needed to deliver these drugs to billions of people as rapidly as possible. Learn more…
COVID-19 Exposes Vulnerabilities in the Global Food Supply Chain
COVID-19 has impacted the entire food and beverage (F&B) supply chain, from farm field to consumer. It has upended the sector’s operational capacity in its entirety, including production to distribution. How can companies meet the growing demand? Learn more…
Navigating the Post-COVID Environment: Trends and Risks Facing Global Tech Supply Chains
While not as heavily impacted by the crisis compared to other critical industries, global tech manufacturers nonetheless face a variety of risks and trends as companies attempt to adapt and transition into a new post-COVID-19 environment. Learn more…
COVID-19 Pandemic Creates Opportunity for Innovative Cyber Threat Campaigns
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, commercial IT vulnerabilities that were created, exposed, or accentuated by new global health circumstances have also crystallized rather than subsided. Attacks on maritime and offshore energy enterprises have increased four-fold, compounding damage to businesses that were already confronting market shocks. Learn more…
COVID-19 in the United States:
State-level Restrictions and Supply Chain Impacts
The U.S. is experiencing widespread disruption due to containment measures. Many state governments halted all economic activity and implemented stay-at-home mandates beginning in March. As a result, economic productivity declined and supply chain operations were disrupted. Learn more…
COVID-19: The Future of Supply Chain
To measure the impact of COVID-19 on businesses, the Business Continuity Institute, in partnership with Everstream Analytics, conducted a survey with hundreds of supply chain professionals to produce the BCI Supply Chain Resilience Report 2020. This report provides a detailed analysis of the actions taken by organizations to address the challenges from COVID-19. Learn more…
Supply Chain Impacts of COVID-19 in Latin America
Latin America is emerging as the new epicenter of the COVID-19 virus. Regional disparities in preparedness have halted critical links in industry supply chains, which have obstructed entire end-to-end (E2E) operational capacities. Learn more…
COVID-19: Challenges in the Automotive Industry Amid Factory Restarts in Europe
In early April, more than 1 million of Europe’s auto workers had been furloughed, according to data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. Making up 11 percent of all manufacturing jobs in the European Union, the sector carries heavy economic importance for the entire continent. Learn more…
Operational Disruptions Ease as
COVID-19 Outbreak in Turkey Improves
Ongoing efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey have resulted in a dynamic and complex operating environment for shippers and manufacturers since March 2020. Learn more…
The COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupts
Food and Beverage Supply Chains in the U.S.
The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the U.S. food and beverage supply chains. COVID-19 related restrictions and measures have prevented facilities from operating at full capacity, causing halted operations, bottlenecks in processing and packaging, short-term shortages, and price increases. Learn more…
COVID-19 Outbreak in Brazil:
Effect of Lockdown Measures on Supply Chains
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to nationwide supply chain and logistics disruptions in Brazil, which has the potential to adversely impact operations across South America. State restrictions on movement have adversely impacted staff attendance, leading to decreased capacity in component production and cargo delivery. Learn more…
Movement Restrictions to Stem COVID-19
Outbreak Delay Cargo Transport Across East Africa
Due to the pandemic, multiple governments in East Africa imposed restrictions on the cross-border movement of trucks and their drivers. The potential to inflame social unrest among truck drivers is likely as the wait time and truck queues grow longer, further disrupting operations at border crossing points. Learn more…
Production Halts and Industrial Action
in Mexico Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has severely impacted manufacturing operations in Mexico, forcing hundreds of manufacturing plants to close. Those which remain open are facing industry-wide protests as workers demand factory closures over fears of infection. Industry-wide strikes have taken place at plants in multiple cities. Learn more…
COVID-19 Outbreak in The U.S. and Canada:
Impact on North American Supply Chain Operations
As firms and manufacturers scramble to cope with various levels of government-mandated restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on North American manufacturers has been particularly felt in the life sciences and healthcare; automotive and mobility; engineering and machinery; energy and chemicals; and technology sectors. Learn more…
National Lockdown Severely Disrupts Logistics Operations in South Africa
South Africa implemented a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 permitting only goods and services related to sustenance and public health are considered essential, halting virtually all other production. South Africa’s position as a critical supplier of raw materials, manufactured goods, and agricultural products is likely to impact supply chains across the world. Learn more…
COVID-19 Outbreak in India:
Impact of The Nationwide Lockdown on Supply Chain Operations
On April 14, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will extend its nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, putting a devastating impact across various manufacturing industries with non-essential businesses being forced to halt production. Learn more…
COVID-19: Impact on API Production
and Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Widespread city lockdowns and transport restrictions in China during the initial COVID-19 outbreak caused production shutdowns in China’s pharmaceutical industry, affecting Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) suppliers. The scarcity of raw materials due to production stoppages and labor shortages has exposed the weight of the world’s pharma industry on China. Learn more…
Impact of The COVID-19 Border Closures on Global Freight Movement
COVID-19 has forced governments around the world to enact border closures that threaten to pose serious disruptions to ground, air, and ocean logistics. Border closures often result in severe delays, elevated waiting/delivery shipment times, limited international air freight capacity, cancellations, and airport closures. Learn more…
COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy:
Quarantine Measures to Disrupt Business Operations
Italian authorities announced further containment measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Despite the severity of the quarantine, operational activities may face disruption in the coming weeks due to labor shortages, obstacles to cargo movements, higher transportation costs, and a shortage of masks for workers. Learn more…
COVID-19 Outbreak: Global Ripple Effects
At a global level, the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in South Korea, Italy, and Iran has triggered government-mandated lockdowns and transport restrictions, prompting fears that temporary border closures could be enforced, which would severely impact rail operations and cross-border roadway transport routes. The crippling effect on the economy may take months to recover. Learn more…
Force Majeure: A New Dimension to the Coronavirus Outbreak
With production and logistics operations across China gradually resuming, supply chain managers across industries like automotive, machinery, and chemicals may soon face a new risk dimension pertaining to the coronavirus outbreak: suppliers or buyers invoking force majeure. Learn more…
10 Top Supply Chain Risks Stemming From the Coronavirus Outbreak
Global manufacturing and supply chains are continuing to feel the effect of the novel coronavirus epidemic as factories and logistics providers seeking to resume operations now face labor shortages and regulatory uncertainty. While companies draw up contingency plans to cope with this fast-changing situation, the crisis now looks to disrupt global supply chains until April and potentially beyond. Learn more…
Update on the Novel Coronavirus:
Latest Developments on Supply Chain Impacts
The unpredictability surrounding the extent to which the COVID-19 virus will spread, coupled with government-mandated production delays in select provinces and cities, has led to uncertainty about how this will impact global manufacturing across various sectors ranging from technology and automotive to energy, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Learn more…
The Novel Coronavirus:
Impact on Supply Chain Operations Amid The Lunar New Year
The deadly novel coronavirus outbreak is causing severe disruptions to inbound and outbound air cargo shipments, trucking and rail cargo services, as well as heavy port congestion for vessels. Supply chain managers will need to cope with the propagation of new or the extension of existing city lockdowns and the delayed restart of manufacturing activities in the affected areas and beyond. Learn more…