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Bringing Freight Online with WebCargoNet and Freightos

Freightos

Bringing Freight Online With WebCargoNet And Freightos. But this story is more about a vision for a better future of freight, than just another acquisition. WebCargoNet’s focus has been more on the carrier-forwarder relationship and has also placed more focus on air freight. An Industry On The Verge Of Change.

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Doing Business in Spain

QAD

Bordering countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco. Spain has 99 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle freight planes. billion mt-km of air freight in 2015. In addition, the country has 10 heliports, making air travel and freight delivery a relatively simple matter.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

France and Germany also extended their support with the supply of emergency medical equipment. France offered 8 oxygen generating plants that could be installed quickly along with 5 liquid oxygen containers, 200 electric syringe pushers, 28 respirators and their consumables. High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE.

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Resilinc’s Q1 2023 Supply Chain Disruption Data

Resilinc

In recent weeks, airport strikes have hit France, Portugal, Britain, and Germany causing major delays. Key industries impacted by the 216 reported recalls are BioPharma, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Automotive, Freight, and Transportation. Alongside supply shortages, recalls saw a 23% quarterly increase and a 114% jump YoY.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Convargo grabs $19 million to improve road freight (TechCrunch). In the past month, for example, we’ve seen the following headlines: “ Air France KLM is Evaluating MRO Potential for Blockchain ” and “ TMW Systems Becomes Charter Member of Blockchain in Trucking Alliance.” Song of the Week: “Live in the Moment” by Portugal.

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E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network

E2open

E2open with INTTRA and Avantida, will offer deep integrations with logistics service providers, from third-party, fourth-party, freight forwarders and NVOCCs, and carriers servicing all modes of transportation – air, road, rail and ocean. www.avantida.com.

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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.