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This Week in Logistics News (August 4-8, 2014)

Talking Logistics

At the top of my family tree, the one planted here after my parents arrived from Cuba, youll find a small bodega nestled in the branches. On the 3PL front, another example of technology and managed services coming together, this time via a partnership.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to 3PL news: Last week in my comments about GrubHub’s two acquisitions , I said that we were going to see a lot more activity in the same-day/local delivery space in the weeks and months ahead. 3PL Global Trade Mergers/Acquisitions This Week in News Brazil C.H. billion of freight under management.”

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This Week in Logistics News (December 15-19, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Being the son of Cuban immigrants, people have been asking me what I think abou t the move by President Obama to normalize relations with Cuba. When I visited Cuba with my father in 2004, we drove several hours from Cienfuegos to Camaguey to visit my aunt Z and her family. Cuba relations. In other 3PL news, C.H.

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Logistics, Perpetually in Motion (Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2016)

Talking Logistics

Addressed customs initiatives in the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Cuba and Paraguay. New telematics software and hardware platforms. Enhanced transportation management for more complex planning and tendering requirements. Updated denied party screening for international ecommerce and ad hoc analysis.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 11-15, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Shipping Line CMA CGM Signs Deal for Cuba Logistics Hub (WSJ – sub. Trucking Revenues Top $700 Billion for the First Time According to New ATA Report. March 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index – April 2015. Senate Deal Gives Trade Bill New Life (WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

He had just arrived from Cuba, and having grown up on a farm, seeing those tall buildings rise from the ground was simply amazing. Another lessoned learned is that most customers don’t want to put all of their logistics eggs in one basket — whether it’s a single software vendor or 3PL. Some things never change.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 28 – December 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

What does the future hold for Cuba and my family there? I go back to what I said last year when people were asking me what I thought about President Obama normalizing relations with Cuba: I really don’t know what to think. My brain tells me one thing, my gut another. Which do I trust?