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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., As reported by Robbie Whelan in the Wall Street Journal: Trucking companies say too many big rigs are plying the market, driving down the rates they can charge customers. Here are some details from the article: Starship robots have already covered more than 1,900 miles in the U.K.,

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Amazon News Cycle Accelerates With a Purpose

Supply Chain Matters

Last week included the announced acquisition of warehouse robotics firm Cloostermans-Huwaert NV , a Belgium based tech provider whose technology supports the automated movement and stacking of heavy pallets or totes within warehouse facilities. That includes a recently announced $3.9 Another Warehouse Robotics Acquisition.

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Shortages of coolant set to impact the semiconductor industry

Resilinc

Supreme Court) to shut down a Belgium-based 3M plant is anticipated to bring fresh turmoil to the semiconductor industry: likely shortages of specialized coolants. 3M’s Zwijndrecht, Belgium, plant produces coolant that is essential to the etching process used in semiconductor manufacturing. Coolant is a key input in chip manufacturing.

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Brussels Attacks: What You Need to Know

Elementum

Photo courtesy Wall Street Journal. Multiple explosions rocked Brussels , the capital city of Belgium, on Tuesday, leaving 34 dead and more than 230 injured, many in critical condition. Transportation and business operations grind to a halt in the wake of deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels.

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Trends 2019: Food

Enterra Insights

In contrast, 75% of consumers in Belgium or the Netherlands said that they would be willing to try the products.” 1] Tori Lock, “ Oklahoma State University announces 2019 food trends ,” High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal , 27 November 2018. [2] consumers said they would be willing to try the lab-grown protein.

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The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt

Talking Logistics

The organised crime group allegedly used hackers based in Belgium to infiltrate computer networks in at least two companies operating in the port of Antwerp. The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt” is a fictional title today, but it may be the headline in tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. This week, we published our new Shaman’s Journal. Today, I unpacked my bags. There is a lot to do.