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Still Think Dangerous Goods is Just Paperwork and Labels?

Talking Logistics

As reported by The Guardian : The items included lithium-ion batteries and flammable aerosols, which were flown in and out of the UK between January 2014 and June 2015. Last September, a jury at Southwark crown court in south London found Amazon guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck).

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Demand for truckload capacity, already at a premium due to economic growth and seasonal freight activity, experienced the largest year-over-year increase since 2010. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma also contributed to demand, as the storms disrupted supply chains and boosted spot truckload rates to levels not seen since December 2014.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Compliance with.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Wednesday, December 29, 2010 7:48:00 am. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring. The arviem services enable clients to monitoring the cargo and managing a trade from end to end real-time.

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Kinks in Your Supply Ch?ain? Dealing with Port Congestions & Shutdowns

GlobalTranz

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoremen Warehouse Union (ILWU) have been operating without a contract since the end of June, 2014. If your firm is currently importing cargo from Asia, you know about the challenges faced by what is rapidly becoming a crisis on the West Coast.

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Swisscom and ZKB Join investiere in CHF 1.35M Round for arviem

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Sunday, 26 January 2014. Zug, 16 December 2013 - arviem, a Zug-based startup providing global cargo monitoring services, announces the successful closing of a CHF 1.35 The arviem services enable clients to monitoring the cargo and managing a trade from end to end real-time.