2022

In 2023, it is unlikely that the situation in logistics will improve dramatically. Rather, difficulties will appear. The negative trends that emerged last year will not disappear quickly. There may be periods of stabilization of working conditions, and positive dynamics will slowly increase. The changes will be external and internal.

2022 has been a difficult year, a very difficult year. And I think we're not the only ones. But we have survived. Moreover, the JML team and I are ending the year without any major losses.

According to the December tradition, I would like to look back at the year of 2022. And not so much to summarize the results as to highlight the most important reference points that this year brought to our company.

During my time at JML, our team managed to almost completely automate management accounting in the company. I would like to tell you more about this experience and its results.

The general trend in global logistics today is a global decrease in cargo turnover. A number of shipment indicators are below the pandemic period. The world of logistics is in a transitional phase. The usual schemes and directions of deliveries no longer work. New logistics routes are being set up gradually, but are not yet fully operational. This is one of the main indicators of a supply chain crisis. And reflects the general economic crisis

Stoicism as a philosophy, intellectual movement and practice is relevant and applicable today in many spheres of life. Its influence is noticeable in everything, starting from the personal life of an individual (his psychological, emotional, intellectual state) and continuing with all kinds of interaction with other people, businesses, states and, in general, with humanity. Moreover, this approach is also maximally effective, especially in the modern world, which is constantly rocking on the waves of instability. It is not for nothing that Stoicism is called “the philosophy of difficult times”.

Crises make us tough. JML has experienced professionals, some of whom have been in the logistics business for 30 years. We have overcome many crises, both together and individually. Therefore, we already have a certain philosophical attitude to the circumstances, as well as developed schemes of action for different situations

Video interview of JML Commercial Director Andrei Mironov for the Council of Supply Chain Professionals.

JML Commercial Director Andrey Mironov comments on key developments in Russian and global logistics (September 2022).

Major players are leaving the Russian market: Hapag Lloyd, Maersk, DHL and others. At the same time, they declare a financial recovery in their companies and declare an increase in profits. However, we see that the overall cargo traffic is not growing, but even decreasing.