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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

It’s worth mentioning that China, the largest trading partner of Brazil, Chile, and Peru, invests heavily in the region, providing more than $140 billion (USD) in loans for infrastructure improvements in the past decade, according to The Business Year. While surface transportation remains stagnant, ocean freight shows promise.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I’m curious how the 40 percent reduction in transit time was actually achieved since blockchain doesn’t make cargo ships move through water any faster. This data is growing at a rate of close to one million events per day.

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Drewry: No “lasting impact” from tariff break as ocean rates fall again

Freight Waves

bound cargo, and is a sign that the recent surge in imports to the United States, which occurred after the temporary halt of higher U.S. Freight rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam and Shanghai to Genoa increased 1% to $3,204 and $4,100 per FEU, respectively. “We This decline is a direct result of low demand for U.S.-bound

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

The Index, in its ninth year, ranks 50 emerging markets countries by factors that make them attractive to logistics providers, freight forwarders, shipping lines, air cargo carriers and distributors. Among other Latin countries, Peru is the biggest mover, climbing three spots to No. 9, falling below No.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

SUBSTITUTED SERVICE (ALTERNATE PORT SERVICE) This provision shall govern the transfer of cargo by trucking or other means of transportation at the expense of the Carrier. Rates that are ramp or CY at origin apply from the inland rail carriers ramp at the place of receipt of the cargo by Carrier. Dangerous/Hazardous Cargo, N.O.S.,

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The need to know

EFT

China's April soybean imports hit decade-low as customs delays disrupt trade China's soybean imports plunged to a 10-year low in April as prolonged customs clearance delays and late Brazilian shipments caused by harvest slowdowns and logistics issues disrupted the usual flow of cargoes, traders and analysts say.