MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2014

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.

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Sierra Leone Liberia Guinea Massachusetts 81

MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

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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Liberia Manufacturing Procurement Cargo Supply Chain Design Software 40

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 10, 2023

The nations with the most flagged vehicles are Panama, China, Singapore, the Marshall Islands, and Liberia. A cargo ship has a lifespan of 25 to 30 years after which the ships become too expensive to operate. New technologies are being explored including high tech “sails” mounted to a ship’s deck.

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Marshall Islands Shipping Liberia Expense Reduction 166

Elementum

MARCH 18, 2016

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

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Sierra Leone Supply Chain Design Liberia Supply Chain 60

BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2013

Logistics planners would readily tell you that this is not a surprise; such imbalances are a reality in the cargo industry. The trade imbalance this causes is an interesting case study for the economists no doubt, but what about the transportation and logistics that will be needed to sustain this trade over the coming years?

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