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The History of Shipment Tracking

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In today’s world, shipment tracking sounds new and innovative, but humanity has been tracking shipments for longer than many realize. And with demand for more shipping growing across all carriers, the need for faster more accurate tracking will increase. Of course, Ancient Egypt largely relied on slave labor to make this possible.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86

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E-Commerce in the Middle East

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The place is highly populated to target the young mind to work on some innovative idea and set start-up or another platform for the region’s growth in a broader way. Some of the Middle East countries like Egypt and Iran are ranking at the top-most level as internet users. Shipping method.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions.

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. When asked where their LSPs fall short most often, customers responded with ‘innovation’. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Cook Islands.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. When asked where their LSPs fall short most often, customers responded with ‘innovation’. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Cook Islands.