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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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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Freight Game of Thrones. The Maersk Shift: Where it started.

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Air Cargo Market's VAS - Last-Mile Delivery

Cathy Roberson

Belgium’s Liege Airport has also become an e-commerce hub due to Chinese logistics provider and subsidiary of Alibaba, Cainiao, picking it as its European hub. “This comes on top of expansion based on our recently announced partnerships with Royal Mail Group and Chicago Rockford Airport in the US,” La Roux said.

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The Digital Future of Customs: How the UCC is Reshaping Trade in the EU!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A customs declaration filed in Germany doesn’t look the same as one submitted in Belgium — even though both must comply with the same UCC rules. Moreover, national systems often differ in design and functionality, creating extra headaches for companies operating across multiple EU countries.

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Doing Business in the Netherlands

QAD

It is bordered by Belgium, Germany and the North Sea. In 2015, registered air carriers moved more than 5 billion kmt of air freight. Primary trading partners included Germany, Belgium, the U.K., Primary import partners include China, Germany, Belgium, the U.S., With a total area of 41,543 sq. state of New Jersey.

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Conquering the high seas: What’s shaking the global liner shipping industry?

DELMIA Quintiq

While container terminal operators certainly feel the pressure, freight forwarders and the shipping lines themselves have a few planning puzzles to sort out on their own. Make way for the colossus of the seas. Capacity of container ships handled in 2014. Both shipments are urgent but which should be treated as the higher priority?

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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 bidding process is expected to begin early next year and run until the last quarter of 2015.