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How the Suez Canal blockage proves technology has the power to transform the shipping industry

Gravity Supply Chain

These new routes can add around 3,500 nautical miles and between five and 12 extra days to their journey, along with security issues for vessels passing through the Port of Aden or The Gulf of Guinea, both well-known for their risk of piracy. ” Gravity’s shipment tracking technology helps mitigate risks.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

This kind of hazardous situation is not just affecting people’s lives, but it has alerted some companies like UPS and DHL as well. More than a dozen cases have been reported in Florida, prompting the logistics companies to heighten their mitigating measures against the disease. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

Customers of maritime shipping firms not only want to protect their goods they also want to avoid higher insurance and additional shipping surcharges for cargo transiting the Red Sea. .”[7] Those contingency plans include avoiding the Red Sea and Suez Canal altogether.