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Express Trade Capital’s feature in California Apparel News, February 2023 edition.

Express Trade Capital’s feature in California Apparel News, February 2023 edition. Mark Bienstock weights in on 2023 climate for manufacturers, retailers and consumers.

”As a result of a difficult 2022 holiday-sales environment, apparel importers and manufacturers are facing dual issues going into 2023. First is bringing their inventory back to a more manageable level. Many companies were dealing with a logistical logjam of too many containers arriving at the same time as well as missing the current season. This forced the retail community to postpone or cancel many orders. The importing and manufacturing trades are still carrying elevated inventory, causing added margin compression to their bottom lines.
Second, the rising interest-rate policy of the Federal Reserve to tame inflation is causing many in the apparel community to resize their respective entity structures as we are potentially heading into a recession. Cost containment throughout the entire manufacturing and selling ecosystem will be paramount to come out stronger once economic recovery is underway.”

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– How to structure transactions for maximum profitability.
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Migrant Crisis Impacts International Shipping

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital

The recent rise in unsafe transport of refugees from Syria and North Africa to Europe has begun to have a ripple effect in the international shipping industry. According to Philip Tinsley, maritime security manager at Baltic and International Maritime Council, there has been a sharp uptick in the number of accidents involving refugees at seas as well as subsequent rescue missions initiated by cargo ships.  Ship owners, operators, managers, brokers and agents, however, are bracing for additional delays in transit times and increased insurance premiums.

International conventions stipulate that any ship deemed able is required to provide assistance to a vessel in distress. Cargo ships are often the first to respond.

Vessels carrying refugees are frequently overcrowded and often require assistance along the way. Although the European Union has begun patrolling in the Mediterranean, Tinsley insists that it isn’t enough.

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