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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

Executives in a new survey, 2018 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, are divided about whether a new pact would help Mexico (24.3%); hurt Mexico (21.8%); or leave trade unchanged (25.7%). Venezuela slumps four spots to No. 8 in the infrastructure/transport category and maintains its grip on No. 9, falling below No.

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Global Trade & Transportation: Best Practices for Global Manufacturers

Supply Chain Brain

These include, new sanctions imposed on countries like Russia and Venezuela; the US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal; and Brexit — the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This white paper looks at best practices for global trade and transportation for manufacturers with multinational operations.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Shipping between Europe, S.E.

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Blockchain Points Way to `Massive Change' for Commodity Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

About $16 trillion of physical raw materials are transported around the planet each year, and better tracking offers the promise of big reductions in record-keeping costs. AP Moller-Maersk A/S in March disclosed a ledger system with IBM that will help manage and track the paper trail of tens of millions of shipping containers.

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Logistics in Latin America: A Mosaic of Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Talking Logistics

That was my main takeaway from a conversation I had recently on Talking Logistics with Ricardo Carrion, Senior Director, Operations and Business Development at DHL Latin America. See the recent election results in Argentina and Venezuela , and the issues facing Brazil’s president and economy , as examples. Here in the U.S.

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E2open’s 22.4 Technology Update Deepens Network Coverage Across All Supply Chain Ecosystems to Minimize Disruption Risks

E2open

Companies on e2open’s connected platform can make more accurate, efficient, and autonomous decisions and improve execution for operations spanning channel, planning, logistics, global trade, and supply. Logistics On-time performance is essential to last-mile logistics. AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. 8, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.

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Venezuela's Oil Crisis

Elementum

Venezuela, owner of the world’s largest known oil reserves, has consistently ranked among the top exporters of oil. Because of this natural abundance, Venezuela's economy, and thus its government and social services, are largely driven by oil exports. Now, Venezuela is burdened with high inflation. billion barrels of oil.