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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions. The port serves as a gateway for exporting coal to Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as importing coal from Canada and Colombia.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Bridge linking US and Canada reopens after police remove last protesters.

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3 companies tell you their success with Quintiq

DELMIA Quintiq

The partnership started in July 2016 with a pilot project in West Africa, which is a very challenging region from a supply chain perspective. Soon, WFP wants to apply what it’s doing in terms of strategic planning in West Africa to other regions. With Quintiq, WFP aims to take this to another level.

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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 1

Enterra Insights

And farmers will have to meet this challenge in the face of a changing climate with increasingly extreme weather patterns.”[1] 1] In order to meet the challenges laid out by Snyder, all stakeholders from farm to fork will have to get involved. As in the past, technology also has a role to play in improving agricultural output. ”[4].

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7 Guidelines to Achieving Growth Through Globalization

The Network Effect

Mall for Africa helps retailers reach Africans who are thirsty for Western goods. Key e-commerce emerging markets include: Malaysia, UAE, Thailand, Chile, Peru, Columbia, and South Africa. For example: “Target Canada liquidation sales get green light”. Alibaba to expand global footprint. Amazon to penetrate emerging markets.

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Stord and Fresh Del Monte Collaborate to Unlock Cloud Supply Chain Capabilities for Temperature-controlled Logistics

Stord

is one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as a leading producer and distributor of prepared food in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Limited, Del Monte Canada, or Del Monte Asia Pte.

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Plastic Pallets for Export and International Shipping!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The regulations of ISPM-15 are not applied when the wooden pallets are shipped to the US or Canada. However, these regulations apply when the wooden pallets are shipped to other countries, such as Africa. Are Plastic Pallets Exempt From ISPM-15? Safe packaging during international shipping is quite important and a no-brainer.