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

Talking Logistics

US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). Reports 2015 First-Quarter Results. Earlier this week, I attended the JDA FOCUS 2015 conference, where I moderated a panel discussion with 3PL executives. Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. Con-way Inc.

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The introduction of E-Procurement.

ModusLink Corporation

Organizations in both public and private sectors are adopting systems such as the Electronic Data Interchange tool (EDI), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and of course the internet to benefit them when sourcing their goods (Adebayo, Dec 2015). & (Dec 2015). Tehran, Iran: IEEE. Bibliography: Adebayo, V. &

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Bhattacharjee, 2015). In addition, these initiatives are not used just taken in China and Iran but also in many other emerging economies. Business practices ought to become increasingly transparent therefore implementing green policy can generate profits, provide a positive social impact, and reduce environmental impact. S.Minner, Ed.)

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Global Trade & Transportation: Best Practices for Global Manufacturers

Supply Chain Brain

These include, new sanctions imposed on countries like Russia and Venezuela; the US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal; and Brexit — the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As well as tariffs, additional geopolitical issues have arisen in recent years.

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Freight Rates News December 2015

Freightos

DECEMBER 2015. First up, no surprises, China slowdown and depressed commodity prices, then the lifting of sanctions on Iran. The post Freight Rates News December 2015 appeared first on Freightos. Freight Rates News. Freight and logistics trends that rate in the news. We summarize key monthly trends in six sections.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

August 2015 saw the opening of the New Suez Canal, which cost over $8 billion and increased the depth to 24 meters (78 feet). The canal could only support unidirectional traffic prior to its extension in 2015, with crossings arranged into convoys of roughly 10 to 15 ships. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 meters in 2001.

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China and the global textile machinery

Exapro Hub

Deliveries to Iran soars by 445% from 11,000 in 2016 to 59,000 in 2017. Percentage of textile imports from China (in 2015 and 2005): Bangladesh: 47% / 39%. As the world’s largest investor in short-staple spindles, China sees a jump of 34%, while deliveries to Vietnam and Bangladesh fall respectively by 39% and 33%.

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