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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

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billion metric tons as of 2017. For example, all of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports are out of commission due to a Russian naval blockade, including the laying of mines—some of which are floating freely near shipping routes. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 And things haven’t normalized since then.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

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Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Russia had massed some 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, according to US estimates based on satellite imagery. Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion.

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Doing Business in Poland

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Poland’s bordering countries include Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. in 2017 and accounts for 40.2% With 87 airports that have paved runways, Poland’s air infrastructure is more than adequate for freight shipments. in 2017, down from more than 6% the year before. billion in 2017.

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