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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

Wouldn’t it be amazing if someone could cut through the hype and summarize the key freight and logistics trends every month? We’ve split the trends into the sections on the right. Short Term Medium Term Special Feature Carriers & Cargo Innovation Freightos focus November 2015 freight and logistics trends that rate.

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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

MIT Supply Chain

Normally this means airport-to-airport delivery within three to five days with UPS acting as a “freight forwarder” to transport the goods using space available on commercial (passenger) airlines or dedicated cargo flights to the destination. Flights to Guinea are continuing, with passengers screened for symptoms.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

All of these may appear as insignificant disruptions, but it is evident that these follow the exact same trend with how past pandemics started and eventually lead to severely affecting the global supply chain. SARS And Its Contagion Effect. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s