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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without Logistics

Enterra Insights

Ricaurte notes, “Every February, shoppers depend on farmers in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica for a universal token of love and affection – fresh cut flowers.” The Flower Supply Chain. The logistics pipeline is what ensures that doesn’t occur.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

Less damages were recorded in Haiti and the Dominican Republic; however, a major bridge on the island was reportedly destroyed. Petrochemical plants that make the products and the rail companies that ship them are still restoring service after Harvey.

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Valentine’s Day 2019

Enterra Insights

Valentine flowers are primarily grown by farmers in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica. Cocoa needs to be turned into all kinds of chocolates, get boxed, shipped, and placed on shelves. Much of the cocoa used to make Valentine chocolates comes from growers in West Africa.

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Why Counterfeiting Is So Dangerous

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It’s a huge issue in shipping and logistics, but it certainly doesn’t stop there. Additionally, Rolling Stone reports that tainted alcohol is also suspected to be behind the tourist deaths in the Dominican Republic that have yet to be explained. Fake handbags, knock-off sunglasses, inauthentic sneakers, and so on.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

Elementum

Tankers, container ships, and other vessels scheduled to arrive at Port Everglades will either be delayed or diverted. Puerto Rico also issued evacuation orders for flood-prone areas, as did authorities in eight coastal provinces in the Dominican Republic.

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Investing in regional supply chains

Resilinc

Shipping by land can be less costly and more efficient than the ocean shipping from Asian countries on which the U.S. Underpinning these and other investments are the favorable terms of the Dominican Republic-Central. supply chains. now depends. America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Parkdale CEO Anderson Warlick.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand.