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Talking Turkey for Thanksgiving

Enterra Insights

but is more likely a (re)import from Europe. … Its origin is a breed of Mexican fowl (meleagris Mexicana) that the Spanish found in their Aztec colonies and exported to Europe a century before the founding of Plymouth. Europeans confused this bird with the guinea hen (an African fowl) that had been imported via Ottoman Turkey.

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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

Great opportunities abound, with some cause for concern in the traditional China-Europe channels of air and sea cargo. A Fijian canoe paddled 1 tonne cargo of cocoa beans all the way from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand. It’s a fascinating interview for anyone wanting to pick up some tips from the master. It started as a dare.

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How the Suez Canal blockage proves technology has the power to transform the shipping industry

Gravity Supply Chain

The Suez canal stretches some 193km, connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean making it the shortest route between Asia and Europe, and sees vessels navigating between ports of origin and destination in three weeks.

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The IoT Reality Check

C3 Solutions

Nobody wants to be the guinea pig," Intel's global logistics procurement director Greg Christensen told the authors of the 2019 State of Logistics Report. The few scaled-up implementations are being undertaken by retail giants – Amazon, Walmart and supermarket giants, primarily in dense markets like the United States and Europe.

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Viral Reaction: Zika and the Supply Chain

Elementum

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which impacted parts of Asia, North America and Europe in late 2002 and early 2003, has resulted to a contagion effect in Asia, a continent considered to be an electronics hub. SARS And Its Contagion Effect. In, ArcelorMittal S.A.’s

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

The best performing region is Western Europe with an average score of 66. The worst performing regions are Sub-Saharan Africa (average score 32) and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (average score 34). Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau. Source: UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted. Our first guinea pig, Bubbles, had passed away a few weeks earlier (after bringing us much joy and laughs for over four years), so we were very excited to bring Milo and Otis home and begin a new chapter of memories.