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One belt, one road, and one very blurry supply chain benefit

DELMIA Quintiq

There was just not enough products being shipped back and forth. Undoubtedly, the new infrastructure, financed almost entirely by China, will benefit the government of Serbia and Hungary. Equally, it could become a white elephant project with little impact on European freight transport times or costs.

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The Benefits of Choosing Rail Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Introduction – Benefits of Choosing Rail Freight. If you are shipping to another continent, then your options are rather limited, with the choice lying between ocean or air transport. In this article, I will explain the benefits of going for the rail freight. Cost-Effectiveness. Reliability. million of HGVs from the road.

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

Yet with the autobahns, motorways and highways largely free of traffic apart from freight, goods are generally getting through and we are yet to see long-term shortages of food and other essential items. Countries such as the UK and Ireland, which are highly reliant on air freight, are especially exposed to this kind of supply chain risk.

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Freight Rates News December 2015

Freightos

Freight Rates News. Freight and logistics trends that rate in the news. OUR TAKE There is a lot more flexibility with parcel delivery, but some aspects of this change also applies to freight. SPECIAL FEATURE: FIVE TRENDS TO SHAPE THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY. SPECIAL FEATURE: FIVE TRENDS TO SHAPE THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY.

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