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Christmas and the Poinsettia Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

The patriarch of the family was a German immigrant named Albert Ecke, who in 1900, landed in Los Angeles on his way to Fiji. He decided to forego the trip to Fiji and stay in Los Angeles. .” That family was the Ecke family. That decision, Crockett notes, “would change the trajectory of agricultural history.”

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Navigating the Waves: Exploring Digital Booking in Ocean Logistics at TPM 2024

Freightos

White opened by explaining that for some BCOs, like Fiji Water, ocean needs are fairly straightforward: they move containers from a single origin, and making bookings directly with carriers can simplify their logistics operations process by reducing the number of people that need to be involved.

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The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF): What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Resilinc

As of negotiations on May 27 , the IPEF includes the US and 14 Asia-Pacific nations: Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—that together represent 40% of the world’s GDP.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

2 Includes American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Saipan, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Palau, East Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Rota, Tahiti, and Tinian. 3 All LAC except Mexico and Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands).

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe.