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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

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Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system. That approach to taxation engineering is less potent than it used to be.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 29 – March 4, 2016)

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Second, we just released our second Talking Logistics YOUniversity course, Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation. MNX Global Logistics Acquires Specialty Aviation 3PL Aero Express Logistics in Singapore. DOT Releases 30-Year Freight Projections. Through direct connectivity with U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

These futuristic driverless pods will run on Singapore’s roads by end of the year ( Mashable ). Tech-enabled fulfillment and operations : Manage orders and inventory across distribution centers and suppliers while protecting margins and delighting customers.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7-11, 2019)

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“The big efficiencies come from machine learning,” Bradley Jacobs, XPO’s chief executive, said in an interview last year when the company announced it was deploying AI-equipped robots from Singapore-based robotics company GreyOrange Ltd. New in Transportation Management Systems (TMS). across its North American operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 15-19, 2016)

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OHL Launches Freight Consolidation Services Offering. As described in the press release: To help accelerate the design and development of blockchain applications, IBM Garages will open in London, New York, Singapore and Tokyo to enable IBM experts to collaborate with developers on the design and implementation of blockchain for business.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24-28, 2013)

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ATA Releases Latest Freight Forecast, Projecting Strong Trucking Growth. Trucks Transported 60.6% Freight Forecast to 2024 , which projects an overall increase in freight volumes for all modes of more than 20 percent and an increase in the amount of freight moved by trucks. NAFTA Trade in April 2013. percent to $1.3

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This Week in Logistics News (September 17-21, 2018)

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Postmates Secures $300M In Venture Funding Led By Tiger Global Management And Announces Record-Breaking Year Of Growth. Digital Freight Startup Convoy Raises $185 Million, Surpasses $1 Billion in Value (WSJ – sub. Singapore Exchange leads US$44.4 million round, backing Freightos’ global freight platform.