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Ships advised to keep their distance from Iran around Hormuz Strait Commercial ships are sailing close to Oman and are being advised by maritime agencies to avoid Iran's waters around the Strait of Hormuz, with the risk of the conflict between Israel and Iran escalating, shipping sources said on Wednesday. Luxury goods.

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GM to stop exporting vehicles from US to China, company says General Motors late last week informed employees and dealers for its China export business it would stop shipping vehicles to China from the United States, the company said. Exclusive: China's CMOC calls on Congo to lift cobalt export ban, sources say China's CMOC Group (603993.SS)

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US demand for China-made goods ebbs on tariff worries; ocean shipping rates drop Rates for shipping cargo containers from China to the U.S. Target explores factory-direct shipping model, Bloomberg News reports Target (TGT.N) Target explores factory-direct shipping model, Bloomberg News reports Target (TGT.N)

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

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of the lithium reserves and a quarter of its copper deposit, much in the Atacama desert – see picture of the flats above); Third, the Congo which has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. You guessed it – China – which has nabbed the biggest commercial deposits of cobalt in the Congo.

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Reflections: Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

If we could combine orders and ship more collaboratively, we could improve flow. Congo Metals. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Knowledge of origin and handling is essential to improving CSR initiatives. Fair Labor. Focus is on sensing labor input from second and third supplier operations to understand the impacts of fair labor.

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Costa Rica.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Costa Rica.