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Hurricane Irma: Updates and Impacts

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Humanitarian Efforts: Federal funding has been granted in order to reimburse Florida’s state government and local communities affected by the storm. An estimated 4,600 American troops are assisting relief efforts in the Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico region.

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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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According to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s estimate, 90% of Anguilla’s power infrastructure was damaged, 90% of government buildings damaged, and that the island suffered “significant damage to [its] main water supply. ”. Widespread damages were also reported in Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands.

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IMO 2020 is Here. Are You Ready?

Supply Chain Game Changer

The ships now have to reduce their Sulphur emission by over 80% – 85% by switching to Lower Sulphur Fuel. Due to the high level of pollutants in the exhaust of the bunker currently used to power some 60,000+ ships globally, the IMO is going to implement a new regulation regarding these fuels on January 1, 2020.

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Doing Business in the United States

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Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and 11 uninhabited or sparsely inhabited territories, which are mostly small islands. to easily import and export goods anywhere in the world, and its open borders between states make it simple to ship goods across the country. million sq. km of area, 9.1 million sq.