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This Week in Logistics News (February 5-9, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Our guinea pig Cow died this morning. What do you do with a deceased guinea pig? This morning in the Wall Street Journal , Laura Stevens reports that “Amazon is preparing to launch a delivery service for businesses, positioning it to directly compete with United Parcel Service Inc. The kids named him Cow when he was born.

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In Chains: How to Approach Human Trafficking in your Supply Chain

Elementum

Malaysia, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand were among the worst countries for human trafficking violations, with Nepal, Indonesia and Iran mentioned as frequent violators as well. Avoiding countries that make no attempt to meet international standards is a good place to start.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted. Our first guinea pig, Bubbles, had passed away a few weeks earlier (after bringing us much joy and laughs for over four years), so we were very excited to bring Milo and Otis home and begin a new chapter of memories.

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Aluminum and silicon shortages causing price volatility

Resilinc

At the same time, Chinese imports of bauxite from Guinea, the world’s largest supplier, were threatened by political unrest there. It all adds up to “less production [of zinc and aluminum] right when demand is booming,” reported the Wall Street Journal on October 14. Silicon: long bumpy road ahead.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

”[11] In addition to piracy challenges off the Somali coast, the IMB report highlights concerns about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, in the Singapore Straits, and pirates boarding ships at anchor in several South American ports. Leach, “Piracy Costs Shipping Industry Billions,” Journal of Commerce, 19 April 2011. [2]