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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. A TMS helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the wheelchair division, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s race at 1:17:06 and Susannah Scaroni of the US won the women’s race with a time of 1:41:45. Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division with a time of 2:05:54, for an average pace of 4.8 minutes per mile.

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Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

There is a long way to go, particularly for brands whose products are shipped thousands of miles to reach overseas customers, requiring air freight transportation to keep within acceptable delivery times. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is slowly coming to market which will make air freight less environmentally damaging.

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Captains of Ocean Freight: The Top 3 Ocean Carriers

3PL Insights

In today’s global economy, ocean freight is necessary to meet the demands of consumers worldwide. Ocean freight allows companies to transport their goods reliably, en masse, and cheaply. Like many industries, there are some companies that simply dominate the field, and the ocean freight industry is no different.

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Digitization in the Making – A reflection post-pandemic frenzy!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Imbalances in ocean transport, port congestion and equipment shortages, with surging freight rates became the new normal. An attendee poll taken at a conference of The European Freight and Logistics Forum hints at some cultural challenges. In hindsight, 2020 was only the beginning of major supply chain disruptions.

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Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

They immediately knew where they needed to take action, such as rerouting freight or adding new cross-docking facilities. An attendee poll at a recent conference of The European Freight and Logistics Forum hints at some cultural challenges. But technology also failed us. Algorithms are rarely trained on extreme volatility.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Enters Switzerland Marketplace. Robinson announced that it has opened a new office in Basel, Switzerland. In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., HighJump Software Announces Middle East Partnership.