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Cuba: Preparing for Trade

CH Robinson Transportfolio

A colleague and I traveled to Cuba in March as part of a trade delegation with Engage Cuba, a coalition of private businesses and organizations working to end the travel and trade embargo on Cuba. Some examples: Airplanes depart and land seemingly at will. credit cards don’t work in Cuba, and there are no ATMs.

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Ocean Freight: Key Trends & Planning For Peak Season 2023

Ware2Go

Meanwhile, in the political sphere, China is reportedly in conversation with Cuba to establish a spy base on Cuban soil. For example, a business may choose to cut costs by placing all inventory in one shipping container. Traditionally, ocean freight shipments can take upwards to 35-40 days from China.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 4-8, 2014)

Talking Logistics

At the top of my family tree, the one planted here after my parents arrived from Cuba, youll find a small bodega nestled in the branches. But this is an example of where network-based solutions can facilitate the effort by enabling a more efficient and scalable way for all the stakeholders to communicate and collaborate.

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Logistics, Perpetually in Motion (Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2016)

Talking Logistics

Addressed customs initiatives in the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Cuba and Paraguay. Simply put, Descartes’ TM+ strategy is another example of how the TMS market is becoming barbell shaped , with the broader, more integrated, and feature-rich end of the TMS barbell getting larger.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 11-15, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Shipping Line CMA CGM Signs Deal for Cuba Logistics Hub (WSJ – sub. The current location of the user may be based on, for example, a determined location of a portable device (e.g., Trucking Revenues Top $700 Billion for the First Time According to New ATA Report. March 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

One example, as highlighted in a WSJ article this week, is the strain larger container ships will put on the ports: Their increasing size already is straining the unloading resources at some port facilities and—along with labor troubles—has contributed to major traffic snarls at the nation’s West Coast ports.

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Navigating Russian Sanctions

Exiger Perspectives

Sanctions Overview: the Weaponization of Sanctions Economic Sanctions are far from a modern concept: the United States’ embargo of Cuba began in 1958. This is just one example of obscure ownership, use of third parties and secrecy jurisdictions. Learn more about Exiger’s sanctions screening and compliance services.]