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Doing Business in Germany

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km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Typical manufacturing products made in Germany include machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, textiles and shipbuilding.

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Challenges Abound as Peak Season Approaches

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per package for its SmartMail products, depending on shipping speed and distance, ” according to SupplyChainDive. Recurrent Food Safety Failures Threaten Supply Chains. Global container shipping giant Maersk has acquired Hong Kong-based LF Logistics. Logistics Software Provider Extensiv Partners with Pitney Bowes.

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Logistics Technology and Startup Roundup: Q1 2016

Freightos

Overview | Industry Research | Tech Giants | Logistics | On-Demand | On-Demand Food. Amazon leased 20 Boeing 767s for North America fulfillment in an effort to reduce shipping costs, which hit $8.7 Meanwhile, Amazon also hiked up its minimum free shipping spend from $35 to $49 for non-Prime members. The Big Picture.

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New Shipping Operations Ideas Bring Fresh Air to Stale Strategies

Intelligent Audit

PepsiCo, the nation’s largest food processor, monitors trends by reaching out to innovation-hungry consumers. Supply Chain Dive reports, “ Frito-Lay welcomes consumers into its centers and sends out recipes and food for feedback to people — encompassing at least 1,000 individuals each week — as it innovates new and existing products. ”.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. While not outrightly linked to this release, Maersk, now a shipping line and forwarder, terminated its key account status.

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Interoceanic Passages

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Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. Israel experienced problems as a result, as Israeli ships were not allowed to pass through the canal.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

In August, Amazon instituted limits on shipments from third-party sellers that use its fulfillment service to package and ship orders, known as Fulfillment by Amazon. In the end, individual states oversee deciding where vaccines will be shipped. For third party sellers on the Amazon platform, this is an especially stressful time.