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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. In order to achieve this target, CEVA Logistics is incorporating environmental considerations in a variety of areas of operations, from warehousing to transportation and procurement.

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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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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China. Enter Big Tech. But what does this mean for shippers?

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Amazon Fulfillment.

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How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. A Case in Point: Apple.

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For What It’s Worth: My Take on Last Week’s Supply Chain & Logistics News (May 30, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Just like there is no such thing as free shipping, there is no such thing as free returns. And just last week, the Blockchain in Supply Chain Alliance (BiSCA) was announced , with a focus on procurement, planning, warehousing, and transportation processes.

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December 19, 2023 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine December 19, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 3% to $1,556/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were level at $2,509/FEU.