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

Talking Logistics

Before diving into this week’s supply chain and logistics news, I want to share a couple of quick news items of our own. Now, here’s the rest of this week’s news… Target to invest billions to improve supply chain, ramp up online growth ( Reuters ). DOT Releases 30-Year Freight Projections.

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

Talking Logistics

But let’s not let the elevator bring us down, let’s go crazy…after this week’s supply chain and logistics news. These futuristic driverless pods will run on Singapore’s roads by end of the year ( Mashable ). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index for March 2016. RIP Prince. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 4.5%

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

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Exclusive: Amazon expanding deliveries by its ‘on-demand’ drivers ( Reuters ). OHL Launches Freight Consolidation Services Offering. Or maybe, for reasons unknown even to Einstein, the laws of physics and acceleration apply differently to me.

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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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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. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Agriculture makes up 8.8% of the GDP.

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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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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. It now has two lock systems that can be utilized simultaneously since its expansion in 2016. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II). 1200 feet).

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