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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

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Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division with a time of 2:05:54, for an average pace of 4.8 Helen Obiri of Kenya won the women’s division with a time of 2:21:38. The 127th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday. An estimated 30,000 athletes from over 100 countries participated. minutes per mile.

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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

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Some countries even have geo-thermal resources (the same power which ignites volcanos) like Kenya and Indonesia. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies. That said we live in a world where when you win – you win more, and when you lose?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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In the professional women’s division, Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya and Ababel Yeshaneh of Ethiopia dropped the majority of the pack during a record-setting 11-mile stretch from mile 6-16. And what a race it was. Hasbro said it would raise prices mid-year and that it was taking steps to mitigate some of the expected supply issues.

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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

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UPS collected the pallets on August 18 for Air Freight Consolidated service. Normally this means airport-to-airport delivery within three to five days with UPS acting as a “freight forwarder” to transport the goods using space available on commercial (passenger) airlines or dedicated cargo flights to the destination.

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The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ?

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For instance, Maersk and CMA CGM are building end-to-end logistics capability chains, while over USD 6bn was invested by VC investors in freight marketplaces alone through 2019. Conversely, new players like Amazon and Alibaba have revolutionized not only the retail but also the logistics industry. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Rise of China-Africa Trade: Why Transportation and Logistics Should be Front and Center

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For instance, main ports in Africa – such as Kenya, South Africa or Nigeria – can be identified as the primary points for embarkation and disembarkation. Then road feeder services supported by strategically chosen or built distribution centers, warehouses and regional air freight from these main ports to other destinations can be planned.

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In the crosshairs: Real-time logistics visibility

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Freight monitoring accounted for more than half of the USD 116bn spent on transportation digitization in 2019, and the segment remained one of the top-5 use cases in 2020, according to IDC. Beyond that there had been limited disruptive innovation. A telecommunications engineer by training, he worked with Lucent and Hughes.