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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

MIT Supply Chain

The personal protective equipment (PPE) – shipped by our team of doctors and logisticians in Boston [1] – is destined for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Liberia, which will then distribute supplies to locations at the front lines of the health crisis such as JFK Memorial Hospital in Monrovia.

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Travel Bans and Stockpiling Can Cripple the Ebola Response Supply Chain

MIT Supply Chain

Many public officials are calling for travel bans from countries most affected by the disease: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Brussels Air – one of two airlines continuing flights into Liberia – had to suddenly halt flights because it was using the airport in….

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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

A shipment of medical equipment that arrived on January 12, 2015, in Monrovia, Liberia, from Miami, US, will enable 25 government hospitals to receive infection control training, helping the facilities which were partially or fully closed owing to the Ebola crisis to recommence regular operations.

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World Shipping Body Toughens Their Emissions Targets

Logistics Viewpoints

The nations with the most flagged vehicles are Panama, China, Singapore, the Marshall Islands, and Liberia.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

s iron ore mining site in Liberia, management declared force majeure and moved workers out of the country. African Minerals Limited in Sierra Leone had to stop operating as there is an insufficient number of working capital. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s African nations are home to large operations of mining, agricultural and energy companies.

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NRF 2015 – The new “P” for retail, and what is old is new again

BlueYonder

Meyler’s speech about her experiences on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Liberia was captivating. Keynoted by one of the Time persons of the year, Katie Meyler, the conference educated attendees on the latest retail trends, as well as the charity work done by the Retail ROI foundation.

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

BlueYonder

The trade imbalance this causes is an interesting case study for the economists no doubt, but what about the transportation and logistics that will be needed to sustain this trade over the coming years?

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