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Doing Business in Spain

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Bordering countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco. As far as Spain’s transportation system, it’s rail system is the most developed and one of the best in Western Europe. Spain has 99 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle freight planes. billion mt-km of air freight in 2015.

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Resilinc’s Q1 2023 Supply Chain Disruption Data

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In recent weeks, airport strikes have hit France, Portugal, Britain, and Germany causing major delays. Factory disruptions saw a 17% boost QoQ; labor shortages, strikes, falling consumer demand, and energy crises in both Asia and Europe all played a role.

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XPO Logistics (XPO) to Acquire Con-way (CNW)

Supply Chain Network

XPO will also capitalize on synergies from the combination with Con-way’s managed transportation, truckload and freight brokerage businesses. All of the acquired operations – Con-way Freight, Menlo Logistics, Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal – will be rebranded as XPO Logistics.

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Interoceanic Passages

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These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 – Increasing $0.25 Europe Outbound International Shipping Surcharges.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Europe has seen plenty of activity in terms of mergers and acquisitions, including the take-over of the major French family-owned company Norbert Dentressangle by America’s XPO Logistics. The logistics business in Europe is finally improving again. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Philippines.