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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 16, 2023)

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When my father finally got to leave Cuba in the late 60s, he flew first to Miami and then a few days later arrived in Brooklyn, NY to stay with his brother. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 16, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Where Does Cuba Rank in Logistics?

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Yesterday, the White House announced that President Obama plans to remove Cuba from the U.S. Cuba relations. All this talk about Cuba, however, sparked a question for me this week: Where does Cuba rank in logistics? list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data.

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Cuba: Preparing for Trade

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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. credit cards don’t work in Cuba, and there are no ATMs. Cuba remains a communist country. I enjoyed the Cuban people.

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

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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. ARI and Fidelitone Logistics Partner to Deliver Unified eCommerce and Supply Chain Solutions. Robinson Reports Second Quarter Results. And with that, time to head to the beach.

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

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Logistics in Motion” was the theme of Descartes’ Evolution 2016 Global User & Partner Conference , and it adequately describes the dynamic nature of the logistics industry as well as the company. Addressed customs initiatives in the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Cuba and Paraguay.

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

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XPO Logistics Expands Last Mile Services with Acquisition of UX Specialized Logistics. XPO Logistics announced this week that it has acquired UX Specialized Logistics (“UX”), “a North American provider of last mile logistics services for major retail chains and e-commerce companies.”. million and $8.2

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

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In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Alibaba Group Announces Strategic Investment in Chinese Logistics Company (MarketWatch). Shipping Line CMA CGM Signs Deal for Cuba Logistics Hub (WSJ – sub. E-commerce without logistics is like a bicycle with no wheels: it won’t go anywhere. Can you guess?