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The World Bank Cares About Logistics

Supply Chain View from the Field

One key metric of logistics infrastructure involves the cost of logistics as a percent of GDP. This is due to the high cost of transferring freight, the cost of cars stuck in traffic, and damage and waste of goods in the channel. The LPI is conducted largely through Professor Lauri Ojula at the Turku School of Busieness in Finland.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

Except as provided in an individual TRI, NRA or NSA whenever ocean freight and assessorial charges are assessed on a weight/measurement basis, same shall be assessed on the gross weight or the overall measurement of the cargo, whichever computation produces the greater revenue to the Carrier. RULE 5 Payment of Freight Charges 5.1

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Finnish Prosecutors Charge Tanker Crew Over Undersea Cable Sabotage

Supply Chain Brain

The ship was said to have been transporting oil from Ust-Luga in Russia across the Gulf of Finland in December 2024, where prosecutors allege that it purposefully dragged its anchor along the seabed for more than 50 miles, and severed four communication cables.