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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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World Shipping Body Toughens Their Emissions Targets

Logistics Viewpoints

The United States and other leading industrial nations sought even tougher standards. 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.