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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

In Pakistan, the mango crop is expected to be at least 50 per cent what it usually is thanks to similar soaring temperatures and water shortages. Add in soaring air freight costs, and the fruit will not only be hard to find, but incredibly expensive. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

Resilinc

If the attacks continue, this crisis could trigger inflation due to higher global freight and insurance rates, along with supply chain disruptions. #5 5 Pakistan’s Salt Export Industry A photo showing a salt factory in Pakistan. The salt export industry is a vital economic contributor in Pakistan.

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What If Your Supply Chain Had A Control Tower?

Freightos

Any Logistics Manager or 3PL manager has gotta be impressed. The following article was contributed by Batool Iqbal, from Damco Pakistan – a subsidiary of Ap-Moller Maersk Group. The South Korean multinational conglomerate had outsourced warehouse and distribution activities to several logistics service providers.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

To manage this logistics complexity while adhering to customer service standards and incurring reasonable costs, companies need Global Logistics Integration. Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning. Choose country.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. 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. SCM 3PL Subway 2015. Netherlands.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Netherlands. New Caledonia.

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Malaysia a Key Link in Asia’s Disaster Resilience Plan

MIT Supply Chain

This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. As Goentzel pointed out, every center in the SCALE network offers a graduate course in humanitarian logistics, which is a unique resource.