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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Norbert Dentressangle’s Red Online service leads the €5 billion outsourced e-fulfillment market in Europe, with €242 million revenue in 2014 and 31% organic growth.

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Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

MIT Supply Chain

The roundtable took place on May 21, 2014, on the MIT campus. A Spanish food company makes 37,000 deliveries a month in Madrid, Spain, a city with almost 7 million inhabitants and a population density of nearly 14,000 people per square mile. tons of cargo – 50% more than a standard, four-wheel vehicle.

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Guest Post: Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The roundtable took place on May 21, 2014, on the MIT campus. A Spanish food company makes 37,000 deliveries a month in Madrid, Spain, a city with almost 7 million inhabitants and a population density of nearly 14,000 people per square mile. tons of cargo—50% more than a standard, four-wheel vehicle.

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Logistics Hubs as Drivers of Innovation

MIT Supply Chain

Pictured is the Grupo Carreras facility in the PLAZA logistics park near Zaragoza, Spain. In addition to helping companies bring new ideas to fruition, the initiative gives academic centers such as the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, an important supporting role in unlocking the collaborative potential of these hubs.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. A major enlargement project that raised the capacity to around 100 transits per day was completed in 2014. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 meters in 2001. More than 1.14

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