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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The Kingdom of Belgium achieved its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, and has become an admired modern country, well-known as the home of international organizations such as NATO and the EU. Since most Western European capitals are within 1,000 km of Brussels, Belgium’s capital, it is an ideal location for international groups.

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Doing Business in the Netherlands

QAD

It is bordered by Belgium, Germany and the North Sea. The Netherlands has a total of 29 airports, five of which are considered major airports, and two of which have paved runways capable of handling cargo planes. Primary trading partners included Germany, Belgium, the U.K., With a total area of 41,543 sq. state of New Jersey.

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

The variety of attacks include targeting the oil infrastructure, hijacking and cargo theft through to contraband smuggling, extortion and kidnapping schemes. . Physical attacks against the supply chain, such as arsons, bombings, or armed assaults create direct disruption and often result in the destruction or loss of transported cargo.

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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

Because the supply chain’s design only operates smoothly under ideal circumstances, FreightWaves reported that the post-COVID world , “will remain under constant threat of disruption for the next decade, especially amidst the “conflict between environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and supply chains optimized for cost and speed.”

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This Week in Logistics News (January 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

US cargo airlines up in arms over Saudia flying rights request. FedEx Express, UPS, and Atlas Air said in separate responses to the Department of Transportation that they support expansive air traffic rights but that the Saudi government restricts them from flying the most commercially efficient routes. Orders can also be delivered.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Police warning after drug.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Cargo monitoring could not only be used to prevent trafficking drugs - but also to prevent smuggling huge amount of money in containers from one country to another. **. International trade is the engine of global prosperity today. The size of global trade has nearly doubled since 1990.

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Logistics Hubs as Drivers of Innovation

MIT Supply Chain

Key players came together at the first European Logistics Clusters Forum , on October 14 -15, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium, to explore their possible involvement in the initiative. The creation of clusters such as ALIA involved academia, government and industry.