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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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The Zergratran Story with Byron Bennett

The Logistics of Logistics

It will start with Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) in northern Colombia, a project which will use Maglev technology to transfer shipping containers between ports on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through an underground tunnel. Zergratran’s first project is Puerto Internacional Las Americas (PILA) in northern Colombia.

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What is “World Logistics Passport” initiative?

Shipsy

By becoming a part of the WLP, business can have the opportunity to diversify into new markets such as Latin America, South Asia or Africa while shoring up their regional connectivity. It allows freight forwarders, traders and business owners to increase trade. On February 3rd’ 2021 – India became a member of the WLP.

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Top Trends in Luxury Brands That Will Influence the Future of Your Supply Chain

DynaSys

These statistics are similar for Asian consumers who represent the major consumer market with 62% buying luxury goods in Asia, 16% buying luxury goods at the airport, and 22% buying abroad. For example, European consumers prefer to buy in their region (75%), then abroad (19%) or at the airport (6%).

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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

Using its business environment rankings to evaluate the potential of countries in the region, the EIU singled out Mexico, Costa Rica, Chile, and Colombia as well positioned to compete with Asia in supply chains. Costa Rica, Mexico, and Colombia came in fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively (behind Malaysia).

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Amazon operates in 16 other countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania region. With a global reach into more than 80 countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East, Newegg majorly focuses on computer hardware and consumer electronics. 1) North America. 2) South America. 3) Europe.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. It serves as a detour for ships traveling between ports in Europe, America, and ports in southern Asia, eastern Africa, and Oceania.

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