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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

A major global event challenges a globalized system. The quantity of goods carried by containers soared from 102 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.83 billion metric tons as of 2017. Gravity regularly uses the data of third-party logistics (3PLs) providers. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86

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This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier: I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? They also lack process controls and metrics. Today is September 11. I never forget.

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Remembering 9/11

Talking Logistics

Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier. Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. I never forget.

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