下午咖啡：香港安全法可能会影响区域业务;德国面临9-16个月经济反弹;铁路公司看到剧烈的体积损失

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香港作为全球商业中心的地位可能在危险在一个新的国家安全法律的地方区n under tighter control of the Chinese government, according to The Associated Press. The law was approved in Beijing on Thursday after 11 months of protests in Hong Kong, which began with a proposed extradition bill between the region and mainland China.

新的限制可能导致广泛的不可预见的中断，例如，如果公司将香港重新分类为“新兴部门”，就像其他几个中国城市一样，而不是已成为已经发达的市场。与冠状病毒大流行，区域成本上涨和美国的不确定因素复杂化。华盛顿将不再将香港视为来自中国的自治，全球公司可以看到供应链中断，因为该地区调整了新法律的影响。

German businesses face 9-16 month recovery

IFO经济研究所宣布德国的企业不应该指望万博体育下载app恢复正常操作for at least nine months following restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reports. Certain industries face a steeper period to rebound — travel, hospitality, aviation and automotive manufacturing could take up to 16 months to see normalization.

与此同时，几乎所有德国行业，包括医疗保健和建筑，都预计将在2020年的剩余时间内看到收入。如果在2021年在2021年的日益增加约10.2％之前，IFO预测德国的经济将缩小约6.6％。

铁路公司面临着剧烈的体积损失

Volume loss has caused rail companies to削减产能due to ongoing disruptions from the coronavirus, Supply Chain Dive reports. Overall rail volume has fallen 21% compared to last year since the start of the pandemic. This has forced rail companies to find ways to cut costs, but also maintain enough volume to meet increased demand once markets recover from the crisis.

Union Pacific, for example, has reduced train starts by 30% and overall volume decreased by 23% so far this quarter. The company noted that auto volume was down 85% this quarter, even though it is expected to make a gradual return to normalcy.

Expeditors International acquires Fleet Logistics

货运代理Expeditors国际已获得the digital platform Fleet Logistics, Supply Chain Dive reports. Fleet Logistics digital-forwarding platform will be integrated into Expeditors’ current less-than-truckload (LTL) platform, Koho, to help small shippers.

The companies had worked together on an eight month Koho pilot prior to the acquisition. The new integration is expected to help streamline the amount of labor required for small shippers and improve digital booking for customers.

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