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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

Executives in a new survey, 2018 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, are divided about whether a new pact would help Mexico (24.3%); hurt Mexico (21.8%); or leave trade unchanged (25.7%). 2018 Index and Survey Highlights. China and India top the 2018 rankings and put more distance between themselves and No. GDP growth.

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Supply Chains Carry The Day at COP21

EcoVadis

Sylvain Guyoton, Vice President Research at EcoVadis , kicked off the introductory presentation citing a new finding that supply chain initiatives will be the Number 2 most effective strategy for achieving COP21 commitments (from a recent report by GlobeScan SustainAbility). They set a goal to be carbon neutral by 2018.

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Online retailers in South America have been struggling for years to overcome several obstacles to success, including extensive customs delays, poor transportation infrastructure, and the lack of end-to-end supply chain visibility. In 2018, Brazil’s busiest container cargo port handled 4.3 End-to-end supply chain visibility.

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Trends 2019: Let the Prediction Season Begin

Enterra Insights

The Bretton Woods Institutions and multiple subsequent free trade agreements ushered in an era of trade liberalization and global supply chains, trends that helped lift more than one billion people out of poverty. ” Supply chain disruptions caused by climate change and natural disasters will also impact food security.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Media and Smart Logistics Centre Venlo have created a map which visualizes the position of Venlo in one overview. >>Please An earlier study called ‘Europe’s Most Desirable Logistics Locations’, conducted by Eyefortransport on behalf of Prologis, has previously revealed the Netherlands to be a logistics hotspot.