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Enabling Supply Chain Flexibility: Two Important (But Often Overlooked) Factors

Talking Logistics

That was the central question Matt Castle, Director of Air Freight Services at C.H. In light of these risks, developing a flexible supply chain is the best strategy for success, but what does that mean exactly and how can companies get there? Robinson , and I addressed in a recent episode of Talking Logistics.

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The Silk Railway: freight train from China pulls up in Madrid

Global Trade Management

En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. It is also Spain’s third largest source of imports, after Germany and France. China is Spain’s biggest trading partner after the EU, with bilateral trade worth around £16bn.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. Companies are now having to source more locally in order to ensure that they can continue to produce for the local market.”. >>Please

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. Grupa Żywiec – the Poland-based brewer in which Heineken holds a majority stake – was second on the list. By location, 546 of the roles were in the US, followed by the UK and France. That’s all for this week.

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Beijing-Hamburg freight service completes maiden journey

Global Trade Management

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Beijing-Hamburg freight service completes maiden journey. At the same time, we are considerably cheaper than air freight for many types of cargo." Subscribe To.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 30 – July 4, 2014)

Talking Logistics

According to the press release: UPS now offers the rail service from Chengdu, China, to Lodz, Poland, and from Zhengzhou, China, to Hamburg, Germany. The new rail service is up to 50 percent faster than ocean freight and up to 70 percent less costly than air freight.

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Doing Business in Poland

QAD

Poland has become a democratic, market-oriented country after many years of communism and the lingering effects of invasion during World War ll. Located east of Germany in Central Europe, Poland is about 312,685 sq. Poland’s bordering countries include Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

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