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This Week in Logistics News (July 21-25, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I hurried downstairs to the kitchen, and after a mild panic attack witnessed only by our guinea pig, I called the airline and was able to get booked on a different flight, and I made it to my client’s meeting on time. Echo Global Logistics Reports Record Second Quarter 2014 Results. That was my wake-up call Thursday morning.

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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

MIT Supply Chain

Flights to Guinea are continuing, with passengers screened for symptoms. Kenya Airways : Suspended commercial flights to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone on August 19. Brussels Airlines : Cancelled flights to Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia beginning August 23. Filed under: humanitarian Tagged: ebola , Humanitarian aid.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau. Content Summary: According to a US State Department report, corruption of the authorities, exacerbated by drug trafficking, violence and discrimination against women and children are the causes of main human rights violations in Guinea-Bissau. Media Type. Privacy Settings.

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

Enterra Insights

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. As early as the 1970s, countries began to claim islands and various zones in the South China Sea, such as the Spratly Islands, which possess rich natural resources and fishing areas.”[4] Even so, global supply chains have been impacted.