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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., cargo subsidiary. IATA’s U.S.

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Doing Business in Italy

QAD

Italy has more than 129 airports, the bulk of which can handle cargo. Primary export partners were Germany, France, US, Spain, UK and Switzerland. The navigation throughout Europe is excellent and Italy also has easy access to Asia, the UK and the US. Annual freight traffic was 945,433,732 mt-km in 2015. Industry accounts for 23.9%

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Speaking to The Wall Street Journal , “ Mr. Graves said bringing together Alkem and Livent would create a company with greater scale, a larger product range and wider geographic footprint to meet the growth in lithium demand.” In addition, the company has established its new European headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Unseasonably cold weather in Spain slowed down the growing of peppers, leading to Morrisons limiting purchases to two per customer. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months. The company plans to do so, in part, by electrifying 35 percent of its U.S.

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Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

MIT Supply Chain

A Spanish food company makes 37,000 deliveries a month in Madrid, Spain, a city with almost 7 million inhabitants and a population density of nearly 14,000 people per square mile. Trucks have to meet stringent size, location, and time-of-day restrictions imposed by the city. tons of cargo – 50% more than a standard, four-wheel vehicle.

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Guest Post: Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

A Spanish food company makes 37,000 deliveries a month in Madrid, Spain, a city with almost 7 million inhabitants and a population density of nearly 14,000 people per square mile. Trucks have to meet stringent size, location, and time-of-day restrictions imposed by the city. tons of cargo—50% more than a standard, four-wheel vehicle.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. It serves both B2B and B2C customers in the United Kingdom, Spain and France. Infor Announces Major Enhancements to Supply Chain Management. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry. Port truck drivers strike for second day (LA Times).