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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men’s division with a time of 2:05:54, for an average pace of 4.8 Helen Obiri of Kenya won the women’s division with a time of 2:21:38. Although CMA CGM is best known for being a large container shipping company, it is also the parent of CEVA Logistics. minutes per mile.

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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

Smartphone use in countries like India and Kenya is growing rapidly as companies like Xiaomi offer more affordable models aimed at users in developing countries. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014. Why Developing Economies are Clicking “Buy”.

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How We Can Leverage Blockchain to Increase Transparency in Supply Chains

EcoVadis

Soon after, banking institutes and financial markets began adopting blockchain to increase security and mitigate risks. Maersk, a Danish shipping company, is testing blockchain to improve the administrative procedures and efficiency of marine shipping. What Is Blockchain?

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In the crosshairs: Real-time logistics visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

From trade wars and covid-induced interruptions to the more recent pile-up of ships in the Suez Canal, disruption has proven to be the ugly underbelly of today’s globally integrated (just-in-time) supply chains. to secure high-value packages in transit), or provide information to customers (e.g. package tracking).

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the press release: The solution will help manage and track the paper trail of tens of millions of shipping containers across the world by digitizing the supply chain process from end-to-end to enhance transparency and the highly secure sharing of information among trading partners.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Ease of shopping, product variety, secure payments and free shipping are some of the reasons that have made online shopping a huge success. It makes it easier for sellers to store, pack and ship their products. Walmart Free 2-Day Shipping program, guarantees fast and free shipping with no membership needed.