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Global Trade This Week is hosted by Pete Mento and Doug Draper, offering expert insights on global trade, supply chains, and economic trends. Each episode breaks down key issues affecting international commerce, providing valuable analysis for industry professionals.
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Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Today Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and Keenan Brugh of ICOSA Media cover:
1:15 -Inflation Reduction Act & PPI Still Outpacing CPI
7:36 -Collaboration Between Competitors
13:32 -Halftime
20:09 -Nuclear Energy is Clean - Still Faces Resistance
25:11 -Over-Expanding Air Cargo
https://www.capwwide.com/international-insights/8/15/22/gttw-podcast-august-15th-2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Today Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and Pete Mento of Mento LLC cover:
4:24 -Port Strike in Felixstowe, UK
10:04 -Tensions with China & Taiwan
16:40 -Halftime
25:54 -Gas & Diesel Prices
29:41 -Blank Sailing Havoc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-J8v-hzpu0
www.capwwide.com/international-insights/8/9/22/gttw-podcast-august-9th-2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Today Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and Pete Mento of Mento LLC cover:
2:38 -NBER & the Definition of Recession
9:35 -Returns and Excess Inventory
17:23 -Halftime
26:05 -Will There Be a Peak Season? Maybe not.
30:46 -AB5 - Managing the Fall Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlgcQVqgNIA
https://www.capwwide.com/international-insights/8/1/22/gttw-podcast-august-1st-2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Today Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and Pete Mento of Mento LLC cover:
2:00 -QR Codes & Supply Chain
10:40 -Economists’ Christmas in July|
18:25 -Halftime
28:17 -Air Carriers: Setting New Records
30:25 -Ocean Carriers Going into Air Cargo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuxW2rxCqrQ
https://www.capwwide.com/international-insights/7/26/22/gttw-podcast-july-26th
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Today Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and Pete Mento of Mento LLC cover:
2:08 -Lekki Port: Getting Open & Operational
8:36 -The Curious Case of AB5
15:30 -Halftime
25:15 -Germany, Russia, and the Downstream Effects
29:45 -Is Manufacturing Coming Back to the US?
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9C9KkUwMIc
Web Post: https://www.capwwide.com/international-insights/7/19/22/gttw-podcast-july-19th
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Today on Uptime Logistics, Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and the Denver Transportation Club dives into the world of mining with Sydney Hay, President of AMIGOS, Arizona’s top mining industry association.
Sydney brings her experience in the mining industry, as well as her insights into education around policy discussions and industry advocacy. We get to learn more about Sydney and her background, as well as the current state of mining in Arizona and beyond. While it’s a good time to be in mining, there’s also supply and demand challenges on the horizon that must be addressed. As the world creates more cell phones, electric vehicles, and even alternative energy sources, the demand for mining materials is growing.
“If it’s not grown, it’s mined.”
Doug and Sydney also discuss misconceptions about the mining industry, what efforts in reclaimation can achieve, as well as some current and future technology trends for the mining industry. Watch or listen to learn more!
www.caplogistics.com/uptime-logistics-blog/2022/6/30/mining-update-sydney-hay-amigos-az
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
The price of oil & gas (both natural gas and gasoline) have been noticably increasing. External economic factors are playing the primary role in setting the prices of these commodities on the open global market. Locally though, we all still have some opportunies for positive influence as Doug Draper of ACME Distribution learns in today’s insightful discussion with Lynn Granger, Executive Director of API Colorado. In order to help consumers at the pump each day, individuals, businesses, and entire communities can support the good work being done through innovation, sustainable production practices, and stable regulatory environments.
Here in Colorado, in fact, we have been able to quadruple production through technology, while simultaneously reducing our emissions by 50% - which is incredible. I’m so proud of our industry, because a lot of folks want to talk about climate change and reducing emissions. Those things are very important - our industry is at the table. And it’s not just words, it’s actions.
Historically, our operators here in the state are able to plug vertical wells and replace them with horizontal wells with hydraulic fracturing that then reduce the footprint of the operations. And so you could go from 100 vertical wells now to maybe 15 or 20 horizontal wells, which is a huge benefit for both emissions and footprint of operations.
Learn more about API at
https://www.api.org
https://www.linkedin.com/company/americanpetroleuminstitute
Follow API Colorado to stay up to date:
https://twitter.com/API_Colorado
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
There have been many recent challenges facing supply chains and the energy industry. To explore these two important topics in depth, Doug Draper talks with two subject matter experts on today’s show. Patrick Long and Steve Roberts are both Directors at Opportune LLP - the largest energy-only consulting firm for oil & gas companies. They join Doug on Uptime Logistics to share some of their insights and expertise, providing education, context, and the beginning of future-focused strategies.
Opportune is composed of industry veterans on both sides of the desk – as energy-market experts and as leading consultants. Their collective expertise encompasses all energy sectors, though the conversation today is primarliy focused on the supply chains of Oil & Gas.
https://www.caplogistics.com/uptime-logistics-blog/2022/4/26/opportune-we-bring-energy-to-business
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Today is an exciting episode of Uptime Logistics - Doug Draper speaks with Billy Demong, winner of the Olympic Gold Medal during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics - the first gold medal for the US in the realm of Nordic sports. Demong is a five-time Olympian, competing in Nagano, Salt Lake City, Torino, Vancouver and Sochi.
He has been the Executive Director of USA Nordic Sport for the past six years, where he has lead his team of coaches and athletes through growth, training, and international competitions. During his tenure there, he has served through two Olympic Games and three World Championships. Under his watch, Demong oversaw many accomplishments including the transition of the organization from USA Ski Jumping to USA Nordic Sport; Addition of programs for Men’s and Women’s Nordic Combined and Women’s Ski Jumping; Significant growth of the coaching staff and the addition of key personnel in finance, communications, partnership and sponsor fulfillment; Onboarding of key partners, such as NYU Langone, backcountry.com, and Paul Smith’s College; and Significant increase in revenue over his tenure.
Billy introduces us to the sport of Nordic combined, where athetes are both doing energy-intensive cross country skiing as well as the highly technical long distance ski jumping. Each requires focused training and he describes some of their innovative techniques for athletic imporvement and progression.
Leading a growing team with many people and pieces of equipment requires expert logistics and a talent for managing uptime. Billy shares his expert experience in keeping the team up and running while traveling for training and competition. He also recounts a recent story where CAP Logistics was able to help him and USA Nordic expedite the transportation of a critical piece of competition gear in less than 14 hours.
Billy also shares many other insightful stories and lessons learned throughout his experiences of training as an athletes to leading a competitive international sports team. He and the other coaches at USA Nordic Sport definitely understand the importance of uptime, and he shares a unique perspective that also readily applies to business and industrial teams and organizations. Watch or listen to today's episode to learn more, and then visit https://usanordic.org/
https://www.caplogistics.com/uptime-logistics-blog/2022/4/14/billy-demong-usa-nordic-sports-gold-medal-service
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Today, Uptime Logistics host Doug Draper of ACME Distribution speaks with Drew Larsen of ASI Mining: https://asirobots.com/mining/
Drew shares about his career path to where he finds himself today, and why he’s excited about working with a company leading the way in heavy equipment automation. While ASI works with other major industries such as Agriculture, Automobiles, and Material Handling, there are especially large opportunities for Mining operations ready to implement today. From safety, to efficiency, to overall operational uptime, mining automation is here and growing.
Doug asks all sorts of questions about automation in the mining industry, and what sets ASI apart from the alternatives. Being OEM agnostic, ASI Robotics’ solutions can connect equipment from multiple manufacturers. They provide system-level monitoring and control to empower the human operators to safely and efficiently control the heavy equipment on site. CAP Logistics would like to thank Drew and ASI for sharing some of their insights and perspectives on this exciting industrial and technological frontier. We look forward to seeing the future of mining!
www.caplogistics.com/uptime-logistics-blog/2022/2/10/mining-automation-uptime-asi-mining