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In Memoriam: Rear Admiral Stephen Kent Chadwick, USN (retired)

Enterra Insights

After a summer spent at bootcamp at Parris Island, SC, he attended Birmingham Southern College and subsequently received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. Navy quarantine around Cuba to prevent the Soviets from bringing nuclear ballistic missiles to the island.

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Hurricane Irma: Updates and Impacts

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Despite Irma’s downgraded intensity as it moves further inland into the United States, its impact escalated at a steady pace nonetheless. United Airlines and other carriers have completely shut down across Florida state. Here’s what we know: (click to zoom).

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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. New telematics software and hardware platforms. Enhanced transportation management for more complex planning and tendering requirements. Updated denied party screening for international ecommerce and ad hoc analysis.

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

Talking Logistics

This model, which first gained traction in the United States, is now spreading to other regions, and TMC has played a big part in this expansion. 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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Hurricane Irma Updates

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Preparations remain underway for Hurricane Irma’s potentially catastrophic arrival in the continental United States as the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic makes its way through the Caribbean. Irma may, however, be downgraded to category 4 before it hits the United States. Here’s what we know: (click to zoom).

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Biobased Economy Continues to Grow: USDA Secretary Announces NC State-Duke Study Results on Monday

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Department of Agriculture, he is working toward opening Cuba to American agriculture exports and aiding economic development in small towns. million biobased related jobs directly and indirectly throughout the United States’ economy. As head of the U.S. “This report exemplifies the effect of the growing U.S. percent.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

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Since its founding, the NGO has organized meal drives around the world, including in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, Cambodia, and throughout the United States. Andrés began the mission to provide healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters.