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This Week in Logistics News (August 22-26, 2016)

Talking Logistics

First driverless taxi hits the streets of Singapore (Reuters). Symphony Commerce raises $11 million to help brands offer faster shipping (TechCrunch). Global [container trade] growth in 2016 set to be the third weakest this century (Lloyd’s Loading List). Nike Forms Supply-Chain Pact With Apollo (WSJ – sub.

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

Talking Logistics

GameStop expects fewer price markdowns with ship from store service ( Dallas Business Journal ). Descartes Reports Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. Now, we’re shipping from stores. E2open Acquires Terra Technology.

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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. Manufacturing in Malaysia. Manufacturing products vary by region within Malaysia. 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. This isn’t the first time the two companies are waging a turf war.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

Freeports are government designated zones usually located around shipping ports and/or airports. They especially encourage manufacturing and design enterprises that import, process and then re-export goods. In a freeport goods can be imported, manufactured, and exported without incurring domestic customs duties or taxes.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 11 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

S&P Global also points to a “mixture of physical, political and labor reasons,” with the looming threat of an East Coast port strike paired with ongoing disruptions in Red Sea shipping lanes. ACT targets manufacturers of trucks; ACF targets companies that buy and drive them.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

Even if AAP or other auto part companies wanted to move production, there is no manufacturing capacity in the US or anywhere else, so creating redundancy in this case is very difficult. Andrew Partis shared his views from ThermoFisher, a global contrat manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry. Andrew P.

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