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Breaking Industry Supply Chain News from Tesla

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. The announcement makes reference to the initial 2014 investment in the Gigafactory Nevada complex and a statement that upwards of $6.5

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Prep Your Supply Chain for Super Typhoon Soudelor

Elementum

Super Typhoon Soudelor is set to hit Taiwan and China tomorrow, with a huge potential for supply chain disruption. Update 8/09/2015, 18:03 PST: Tropical Storm Soudelor to Hit South Korea on August 11. Learn what you should expect, and how to best prepare your company’s supply chain.

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

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating.

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What Your Global Forwarder Must Know about Importing to China

CH Robinson Transportfolio

According to the International Monetary Fund, China’s 2014 GDP reached $10.38 Between 2004 and 2014, China imported $13.52 Most imports come from Europe, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), South Korea, Japan, and United States, respectively, based on import value. trillion (USD) in goods. Source: [link] ).

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size.