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World Shipping Body Toughens Their Emissions Targets

Logistics Viewpoints

It targets a reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero “by or about 2050.” Previously, member states had agreed to reduce its emissions by half by 2050. The nations with the most flagged vehicles are Panama, China, Singapore, the Marshall Islands, and Liberia. Nevertheless, the costs could be massive.

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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

MIT Supply Chain

The personal protective equipment (PPE) – shipped by our team of doctors and logisticians in Boston [1] – is destined for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Liberia, which will then distribute supplies to locations at the front lines of the health crisis such as JFK Memorial Hospital in Monrovia. And here is the rub.

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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

A shipment of medical equipment that arrived on January 12, 2015, in Monrovia, Liberia, from Miami, US, will enable 25 government hospitals to receive infection control training, helping the facilities which were partially or fully closed owing to the Ebola crisis to recommence regular operations.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

Ebola Cuts Off Supply Lines. s iron ore mining site in Liberia, management declared force majeure and moved workers out of the country. Cargo shipments from Ebola-stricken countries going to Brazil had to wait 21 days, which serves as incubation period, before they could dock. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s Fear Factor.