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

Intelligent Audit

As a three-day weekend nears for many, various things vie for attention in a person’s mind, including many topics directly or indirectly related to the supply chain. A lot is going on in supply chain. Diesel Supply Improves for East Coast. Supply Chain Must Upgrade Old Methods to Appeal to Younger Employees.

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

Attacks on global supply chains by terrorist groups have hit the highest rate ever as have associated costs, according to a report recently released by BSI. The variety of attacks include targeting the oil infrastructure, hijacking and cargo theft through to contraband smuggling, extortion and kidnapping schemes. .

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Doing Business in the Netherlands

QAD

It is bordered by Belgium, Germany and the North Sea. Because of its strategic location and strong infrastructure, the Netherlands plays a key role in the global logistics industry. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Primary trading partners included Germany, Belgium, the U.K., state of New Jersey.

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The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management

Talking Logistics

The revised Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) container weight verification requirement is a significant change in the ocean cargo supply chain. In regard to rolling out the regulation in practice, multiple considerations remain depending on the type of cargo and other factors.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 26 – December 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon in the news: Amazon cloud computing unit rolls out supply chain application. The application, called AWS Supply Chain, was introduced at the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. Amazon is shuttering some India businesses amid global cuts. s Flipkart.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

However, the most surprising new addition, at least to me is supply chain (the chain of processes, businesses, etc. I was beyond shocked that supply chain had never been in the dictionary before. And now on to this week’s logistics news. You learn something new every day. Railroad strike averted.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Dun & Bradstreet and E2open joined together to provide a report highlighting the impact of this incident on global supply chains. For example, asset-based carrier Cargo Transporters ran across-the-board pay raises but were still having trouble attracting drivers.