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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

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Container Shipping Industry The quarterly performance of ocean container shipping lines continue to reflect decreased volumes and significantly reduced profitability levels amid this industry’s reported 30 percent reduction in scheduled route capacity. The firm’s Maersk Line container shipping business unit reported net profit of $2.3

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

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In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. The investigation into the activity at PCA began in 2009, after the U.S. Instead, it take active sensing, tracking and pattern recognition of shipping, chain of custody and quality information. This confession comes seven years after selling of contaminated food. What happened?

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

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Ashton talked in depth about IoT to the RFIDJournal.com in 2009″ “Today computers – and, therefore, the internet – are almost wholly dependent on human beings for information. ” Ashton added that IoT had grown a lot since 2009, but he claimed it has still has much further to go.

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The Cross-Border eCommerce Opportunity in Southeast Asia

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billion but the e-commerce market in South East Asia is a $100 billion market today, and a recent forecast by Mashable.com says it could grow to $300 billion by 2025. When we analyze the fastest growing markets within SEA, Indonesia is predicted to see the biggest growth with a gross merchandise value of USD 82 billion in 2025.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues.

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[How to] Sell on Tokopedia – The Ultimate Guide

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billion in 2015 and this is anticipated to hit the mark of a staggering 48 billion by 2025. billion by 2025. Tokopedia headquartered in Jakarta started out in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya, a self-made entrepreneur who represented Indonesia as a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum and Leontinus Alpha Edison.