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This Week in Logistics News (July 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

and global ports, with highly complex air freight systems suffering the heaviest hit, as global airlines grounded flights. and global ports, with highly complex air freight systems suffering the heaviest hit, as global airlines grounded flights. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Pete Buttigieg, U.S.

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Overcoming complex logistics in building better cities

DELMIA Quintiq

Whether it is shipping pipes to Egypt for irrigation projects or support trusses to build bridges in Italy, the logistics puzzles of the materials industry are varied and complex. And not all heavy building materials can be transported in trucks, trailers or freight cars. Transport & Logistics'

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Cold chain market in Middle East and North Africa expected to hit $41.1 billion by 2030

Freight Waves

Other countries covered in the report include the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Qatar, and the rest of MENA, excluding Turkey and Israel due to their already-advanced infrastructure. TruKKer: A digital freight platform that includes cold chain trucking for the transport of pharmaceuticals and food items across MENA.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Unlike in Glasgow, there was no dedicated transport day, nor a transport pavilion in Sharm El-Sheikh.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately.

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The Rise of China-Africa Trade: Why Transportation and Logistics Should be Front and Center

BlueYonder

The trade imbalance this causes is an interesting case study for the economists no doubt, but what about the transportation and logistics that will be needed to sustain this trade over the coming years? It is very costly and difficult to get transport flowing within African countries, not to mention across the borders.

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Thailand’s transportation and communication pathways are well-developed for manufacturing supply chains. The country has a robust network of roads, waterways, rail and air transport, including several major seaports. Thailand’s 63 paved airports moved 2,134,149,001 mt-km of freight in 2015. of the GDP and employ 51.5%

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