The podcast returns and sits down with Vice President of Tradewin Michael Bellezza to reflect on 2021 and identify key lessons for the rest of 2022: resiliency, flexibility, creativity, empathy, and knowledge.

Guest: Michael Bellezza - Vice President, Tradewin

0:29 - TradeLane Blog post

0:53 - Identifying these lessons

4:10 - Lesson 1: Be resilient

8:41 - Lesson 2: Be flexible

11:14 - Lesson 3: Be empathetic

14:07 - Lesson 4: Be creative

17:16 - Lesson 5: Be knowledgeable

20:07 - Closing thoughts

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Coming down from Chinese New Year and a season of celebrations, Regional Business Development Managers Angela Zhou, Andreas Buch, and Matteo Del Zoppo talk about the world of Beer, Wine, & Spirit, how this market has evolved during the pandemic, and what might be ahead as conditions improve and business return to welcoming customers. What makes these products unique and what are their logistics needs to meet the changed demands and tastes of customers?

Guests: Angela Zhou - Regional Business Development Manager, South Asia

Andreas Buch - Regional Business Development Manager, Europe

Matteo Del Zoppo - Regional Business Development Manager, The Americas

2:24 - The world of Beer, Wine, & Spirits

5:30 - A crisis-proof industry

8:07 - The players of BWS

9:37 - The rise of e-commerce

11:24 - Demands defining logistics needs

13:58 - The characteristics of BWS as freight

16:58 - Is compliance difficult for BWS?

18:53 - New products, new needs

20:09 - Supply chain design challenges

22:20 - Moving luxury goods

24:32 - Why should the consumer care?

25:49 - Considerations for BWS shippers

29:44 - Closing thoughts

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Have you heard of the new required document for shipments in Mexico? The rollout of the complemento Carta Porte went live January 1st, 2022, and in today's episode, Regional Transcon Manager Carolina Galindo and Regional Customs Manager David Sanchez will walk you through the backstory of this new document and what you'll need to do to keep things moving through an already challenging area.

Guest: Carolina Galindo - Regional Transcon Manager

David Sanchez - Regional Customs Manager

3:19 - What is the complemento Carta Porte?

6:11 - What Mexico hopes to achieve

9:51 - The role of Mexico in the Western Hemisphere

14:00 - The impact of Carta Porte on shippers and forwarders

15:48 - How customs works in Mexico

18:43 - The US/Mexico border

24:34 - Best practices

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The Expeditors Podcast is back and in the first episode for 2022, Chief Strategy Officer Ben Clark talks about the Expeditors approach to strategy and innovation and how the two work together. As you move forward this year, what can you discover when you ask, "Why?"

Guest: Ben Clark - Chief Strategy Officer

3:42 - Defining innovation

10:08 - Defining strategy

13:55 - What too much innovation looks like

15:37 - Can strategy and innovation be imbalanced?

18:55 - Identifying critical assumptions for heavy testing

20:17 - The challenge of buy-in

22:06 - Closing thoughts

26:28 - Book recommendations!

Innovators Dilemma - Clayton M. Christensen

Playing to Win - A.G. Lafley, Roger Martin

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As we wrap up this year, Senior Vice President of Global Distribution Bruce Krebs shares what's been going in in the distribution and warehousing world, how automation is developing, and what you can keep in mind to tackle 2022. Guest: Bruce Krebs - Senior Vice President, Global Distribution

4:36 - Bruce Krebs' day to day

8:32 - The world of distribution

13:32 - The consumer's impact on distribution

14:55 - Investments now vs. 5 years ago

18:45 - Balance between labor and automation

24:24 - "Plan, prepare, power through."

25:43 - The successful distribution customer

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The World Customs Organization will be rolling out changes and updates to the Harmonized System and that could mean barely a blip on your radar or big changes to how your goods are classified. Listen in as Stephanie Holloway, Regional Customs Manager for The Americas, gives an overview of the Harmonized system, why reviews of the system are conducted, and what to expect when changes hit in 2022.

Guest: Stephanie Holloway - Regional Customs Manager for The Americas, Global Customs

3:19 - Harmonized System overview

6:54 - Changes for 2022

9:00 - Trends informing changes

9:34 - Impact to the customs process

10:47 - How to prepare

12:22 - When outdated numbers are used

14:50 - Wackiest HS number seen?

As 2021 comes to a close, how will typical, yearly events like peak season and holiday shopping be impacted by what's being observed today? Karl Francisco, Senior Vice President of Global Ocean covers past events and lessons learned from previous shortages, delays, and contract negotiations.

Guest: Karl Francisco - Senior Vice President, Global Ocean

2:43 - Important considerations

3:42 - Carriers' response to consumer demands

4:29 - The ocean market today

6:22 - The remainder of 2021

7:51 - Lessons from 2020

8:34 - ILWU contract negotiations

12:01 - Navigating port lockouts

13:26 - More options

14:49 - Signs things are improving

15:42 - What successful companies are doing

16:49 - Some positive thinknig

18:21 - Closing thoughts

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Director of Tradeflow Nic Beehler talks through the history of trade data management, the legislation that brought massive change to the customs process, and how online management systems are aiding shippers today, when colleagues aren't always in the same space to collaborate.

Guest: Nic Beehler - Director, Tradeflow

1:38 - Tradeflow overview

4:19 - The Customs Modernization Act

6:34 - Educating shippers

9:26 - Problems solved by trade data systems

11:53 - Mod Act's impact on digital trade data

12:59 - Pandemic problems revealed

16:19 - How to stay productive

18:20 - Visibility needs in trade data

21:13 - Closing thoughts

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How does connected, smart cargo do more for you? In this episode of the Expeditors Podcast, we return to our series on Digital Solutions with Global Director of Cargo Signal Randy Gould to learn how the Internet of Things is bringing change to the logistics industry and what that means for visibility and supply chain resilience.

Guest: Randy Gould - Global Director, Cargo Signal

1:38 - Visibility problems exposed by the pandemic

2:47 - Internet of Things and Visibility Economy refreshers

5:41 - IoT's impact on logistics

10:42 - What do you do with so much data?

14:10 - Being proactive with data

15:17 - Choosing the right digital solution

17:12 - Closing thoughts