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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. came from trucks carrying cargo. Most of this, 45.1 Roughly half of .

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Supply Chain Experiencing High Rate of Terrorist Attacks

Material Handling & Logistics

Attacks on global supply chains by terrorist groups have hit the highest rate ever as have associated costs, according to a report recently released by BSI. The variety of attacks include targeting the oil infrastructure, hijacking and cargo theft through to contraband smuggling, extortion and kidnapping schemes. .

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OHB subsidiary LuxSpace and arviem awarded new ESA contract

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Betzdorf, Luxembourg, May 22, 2014 LuxSpace received an ESA development contract for the design of an innovative container tracking device. The project named RTICM (Real Time Intelligent Cargo Monitoring) belongs to ESAs ARTES 20 Integrated Application Program. arviem website.

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Logistics Responses to Europe’s Migrant Crisis

TMC

For some 20 years, anyone in the 26 European countries located in the Schengen area (named after the town in Luxembourg where the agreement was signed), can move within this zone without interference from border controls. The ability to re-route cargo dynamically is a critical resource in an uncertain operating environment.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. The country is about the size of the U.S.

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Biggest Supply Chain Risk From US Metal Import Tariffs Is Retaliation

Material Handling & Logistics

The impact on other producers such as Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal and Brazil’s Gerdau SA would also be cushioned by their significant U.S. In South Korea, SeAH Steel Corp., which sells pipes to the U.S., dropped as much as 7.6%, while Japan’s Yamato Kogyo Co. gained as much as 8% because of its large U.S. businesses.