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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

These futuristic driverless pods will run on Singapore’s roads by end of the year ( Mashable ). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index for March 2016. Manhattan Associates Reports Record First Quarter 2016 Performance. Droids Not Drones Are the Future of E-Commerce Deliveries ( BloombergTechnology ).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 29 – March 4, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. MNX Global Logistics Acquires Specialty Aviation 3PL Aero Express Logistics in Singapore. DOT Releases 30-Year Freight Projections. Another feature of LeanGlobal is the utilization of WebSettle® for ocean freight audit and settlement.

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The automated container terminal and the odd (mis)adventure of the Google car

DELMIA Quintiq

And only to conclude, in 2016, that bigger vehicles (driven by humans or otherwise) may not yield! I am not really interested in Google vehicle having reportedly 70+ accidents with other vehicles before the critical moment in 2016. The future of container shipping port in Singapore, and many other places, is in your hands and minds!

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg. Rumors are circling that the company is planning a launch in Singapore in early 2017.

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Doing Business in Malaysia

QAD

In 1963, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak joined the Federation. The fledgling country was troubled by an insurgency, confrontations with Indonesia, the Philippine’s claim on Sabah and then Singapore’s withdrawal in 1965. The country moves over 2 billion mt-km of freight per year. . In 2017, Malaysia exported $187.9

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OPEC Or The Chinese New Year? Freight Prices Going Forward

Freightos

Freight Prices Going Forward. But even though this is effectively limiting production of 1% of the world’s global oil supply , it won’t impact freight prices. Looking back at ocean freight prices as a function of Brent crude oil in 2015, the correlation between fuel prices and freight prices is minuscule (-0.2

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This Week in Logistics News (February 15-19, 2016)

Talking Logistics

OHL Launches Freight Consolidation Services Offering. Two of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016 were that companies will start focusing more on improving their workforce planning capabilities and that blockchain technology will make its debut in supply chain management. UPS Enhances Flex Global View.