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The Green Corridor – My Visit to Energy Observer – A Tour into the Future of Ocean Travel

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Energy Observer project started in France in 2017 with support from French industries. You can find out on the ship, which are outfitted with three types of solar panels at present. The team behind Energy Observer wants to gain better information for commercial cargo vessels by vastly increasing the size of the ship.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Shippo raises $20 million to be the Stripe for shipping (Venture Beat). Convargo grabs $19 million to improve road freight (TechCrunch). Best Buy launches free shipping during holidays (StarTribune). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2017.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk). of the U.S.

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Doing Business in Spain

QAD

Bordering countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco. Industrial production is growing at about 4% annually as of 2017. Spain has 99 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle freight planes. billion mt-km of air freight in 2015. as of 2017, but that is down from a high of 26% in 2013.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition.

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Doing Business in Turkey

QAD

Twenty heliports can help with the speedy delivery of air freight when necessary. Turkey’s merchant marine boasts 1,234 vessels, including 57 bulk carriers, 54 container ships, 363 general cargo ships, 124 oil tankers and 636 other vessels. Regardless of the shipping mode required, it is easy to move goods to and from Turkey.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. 2 percent annually as of 2017, making Belgium the 168 th country in the world for industrial growth rates.

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