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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Amazon reported its Q2 2017 results yesterday. Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results. Shipping — how hard can it be? Song of the Week: “Feel It Still” by Portugal.

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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). Best Buy launches free shipping during holidays (StarTribune). Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2017. Song of the Week: “Live in the Moment” by Portugal. Convargo grabs $19 million to improve road freight (TechCrunch). The Man.

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Doing Business in Spain

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Bordering countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco. Industrial production is growing at about 4% annually as of 2017. Regardless of your need to ship by air, water, road or rail, Spain’s infrastructure can support it, so it’s easy to make decisions that meet both cost and speed criteria. of Spain’s GDP.

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The Rise of Logistics Technology in E-Commerce

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By 2017, e-commerce will generate $370 billion in the U.S., Globalization Promotes International Shipping and Logistics. Meanwhile, some companies simply lack the resources to ship products overseas, and logistics providers will need to increase technology investment to push today’s fleets beyond their current capacity.

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E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network

E2open

E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network. Today, one out of every four ocean containers shipped globally is booked through the INTTRA platform. MONDAY 22 OCTOBER 2018. E2open is changing everything.

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Doing Business in Portugal

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With 1,793 km of coastline, Portugal has a long history as a seafaring country and once had colonies all over the world. Its capital city, Lisbon, was almost completely destroyed in an earthquake in 1755, and later, Portugal endured years of revolution and occupation before democratic reforms were put in place in 1974.