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This Week in Logistics New (May 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’ve never been to Chile. I’ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminarium’s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). I’ve never given a supply chain presentation in Spanish. Amazon declined to comment.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2018

Talking Logistics

Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , May 6-9, Charlotte, NC. Logistics & Operations Conference , October 25, Santiago, Chile. Home Delivery World 2018 , April 18-19, Atlanta, GA. TIA 2018 Conference , April 8-11, Palm Desert, CA. 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit , April 9-12, Atlanta, GA.

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Logistics in Latin America: A Mosaic of Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Talking Logistics

Ricardo gave a simple example to illustrate this point: If I am an importer in Chile — which is the best of importing worlds in Latin America, with import processes similar to those in the U.S. Dealing with this mosaic of operating environments is one of the challenges that shippers and logistics service providers face in Latin America.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040. EGO – the enemy of outstanding leadership.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , April 28 – May 1, Columbus, OH. Logistics & Operations Conference , TBA (2018: October 25, Santiago, Chile). Logistics Summit & Expo , March 13-14, Mexico City, Mexico. SITL 2019 , March 26-28, Paris, France. TIA 2019 Conference , April 10-13, Orlando, FL.

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The Tumultuous Mexican Cross-Border

Cathy Roberson

Let’s also not forget the buildup of warehousing and customs brokerage facilities along the Mexico and US border. Mexico is also a member of the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc formed in 2011 by Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru according to the US International Trade Administration.

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