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Doing Business in India

QAD

India has 253 airports with paved runways and most are able to support cargo traffic. India has 1,731 vessels in its merchant marine, including bulk carriers, container ships, general cargo ships and oil tankers. Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India since 2014. In addition, it has 45 heliports. as of 2017.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?

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Doing Business in India

QAD

India has 253 airports with paved runways and most are able to support cargo traffic. India has 1,731 vessels in its merchant marine, including bulk carriers, container ships, general cargo ships and oil tankers. Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India since 2014. In addition, it has 45 heliports. as of 2017.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

JDA is targeting Grocery, Hardline, and Fashion/Apparel retailers with this solution, which will be generally available December 26, 2013. I wonder if the U.S. And with that, have a happy weekend! Song of the Week: “Kick” by INXS. Robinson is a Talking Logistics sponsor. Be Sociable, Share! 3PL Retail Retail Trends This Week in News C.H.

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Logistics Technology and Startup Roundup: Q1 2016

Freightos

billion in 2015 (up 125% from 2014). billion in 2014 (up 31%). A British aviation service company ordered 12 Lockheed-Martin blimps , each capable of carrying 47,000 pounds (20% of a 747’s cargo capacity). While domestic trucking is fairly automated, spare capacity leaves room for efficient cargo space usage.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

manufacturing facility in 2014. Carrying a variety of casual apparel, footwear and accessories from various brands, the biggest driver of the company’s growth today is its ecommerce business. With greater visibility into product performance, it now tailors its product lines by location to accommodate regional trends.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The top categories are food, beverages, apparel / accessories, and decorations. Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. Logistics startup Zipline has flown more than 38 million miles with its autonomous electric delivery drones since the company was founded in 2014.