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REPOST: Supply Chains in VUCA Environments with Jim Tompkins

The Logistics of Logistics

Tompkins Ventures is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with partners spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, China, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Panama, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. Key Takeaways: Supply Chains in VUCA Environments. VUCA Environments.

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Körber User Conference Showcases Ecommerce Warehouses

Logistics Viewpoints

The iWMS team on this project had folks from the US, South Africa, Ceylon, and India participating in team meetings and individual calls. The Gold Bond Group stood up a new warehouse in Ashdod Israel focused solely on providing ecommerce services for their customers. The Gold Bond Group is an Israeli logistics service provider.

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December 13, 2023 Update

Freightos

Houthis expanded their threat to Red Sea traffic to include all Israel-bound – not just Israeli-owned – vessels this week, and attacked a tanker it claimed was bound for Israel on Tuesday. A French Navy vessel assisted the tanker and shot down a drone headed the tanker’s way.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

It serves as a detour for ships traveling between ports in Europe, America, and ports in southern Asia, eastern Africa, and Oceania. Israel experienced problems as a result, as Israeli ships were not allowed to pass through the canal. In 1956, Israel, France, and Britain invaded Egypt as a result.

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Embrace Opportunity

BlueYonder

She has a rich upbringing, born in Israel, moving to the UK and then spending a few years in South Africa, just at the time Apartheid ended. I was born in Israel. At the age of 16, we moved to South Africa. Coming back from my travels, I was offered a job at Walt Disney Israel. It was fascinating.

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Embrace Opportunity

JDA software

She has a rich upbringing, born in Israel, moving to the UK and then spending a few years in South Africa, just at the time Apartheid ended. I was born in Israel. At the age of 16, we moved to South Africa. Coming back from my travels, I was offered a job at Walt Disney Israel. It was fascinating.

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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

Marine Attacks in the Red Sea Shipping Lane In mid-November 2023, Houthis in Yemen threatened to attack Israel affiliated vessels sailing in the Red Sea as a show of support for Hamas during the Israel – Hamas war. OOCL is the only carrier to announce they will suspend service to and from Israel in response.

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