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Where Does Cuba Rank in Logistics?

Talking Logistics

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? Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data. Source: World Bank. Source: World Bank.

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

Talking Logistics

A decade ago, Descartes’ solution footprint was relatively small: route planning solutions, a domestic transportation management system (TMS), and its Global Logistics Network for trading partner connectivity. Enhanced transportation management for more complex planning and tendering requirements.

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

Talking Logistics

December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). Who knows, maybe we’ll see TMC open a Control Tower in Cuba in the not too distant future, in which case I’ll promptly invite myself over for a tour.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 15-19, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Being the son of Cuban immigrants, people have been asking me what I think abou t the move by President Obama to normalize relations with Cuba. When I visited Cuba with my father in 2004, we drove several hours from Cienfuegos to Camaguey to visit my aunt Z and her family. Cuba relations. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.8

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The Aftermath of Hurricane Ian for Multi-Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

This storm had previously brought destruction and severe flooding among Caribbean regions to include Puerto Rico, Cuba , and other island nations, and rapidly grew to be a Category Four hurricane as it crossed the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Estimates are emerging that it could take months and years for all of the rebuilding to occur.

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5 Timely Books for Summer 2023.and More

American Global Logistics

The infamous spy balloon episodes and China’s overtures to Cuba regarding the building of a Chinese military installation suggest deteriorating relations. Sources: Here’s a list of some of the authoritative references we selected to cull the best industry news, data, and advice. Ancient, to be exact. informative and entertaining.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It’s what my father did when he worked in the sugarcane fields in Cuba and dreamed of escaping poverty. Federal Judge Deals Swift Transportation Legal Setback (WSJ – sub. November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Source: Amazon patent filing. USDOT Announces New Federal Committee on Automation.