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Resilinc’s Q1 2023 Supply Chain Disruption Data

Resilinc

Labor and Transportation Disruptions are Up Resilinc data shows labor disruptions were up 107% year-over-year. Faced with inflation, layoffs, and long hours, transportation employees are taking action in the form of strikes and protests. Airport disruptions are up 86% QoQ — largely due to these labor strikes and worker shortages.

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Doing Business in Spain

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Bordering countries include Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal and Morocco. The supply chain infrastructure in Spain is strong due to its robust transportation and communications systems. As far as Spain’s transportation system, it’s rail system is the most developed and one of the best in Western Europe. state of Kentucky.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Song of the Week: “Feel It Still” by Portugal. Next Leap for Robots: Picking Out and Boxing Your Online Order (WSJ – sub. Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. Expands E-Commerce Delivery Platform with the Acquisition of Special Logistics Dedicated, LLC.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Song of the Week: “Live in the Moment” by Portugal. A lot more education and selling needs to take place in order for blockchain to gain traction in supply chain management — and this includes convincing supply chain software vendors on the merits of blockchain too, many of whom are taking a “wait and see” approach at the moment.

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How to Get the Benefit of GDPR for Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Your package holiday company in Australia sells vacations to tourists from Portugal. For example, if a manufacturer collects customer data and provides it to a 3PL for transport and delivery, both the manufacturer and the 3PL must be compliant, and the manufacturer is also responsible for checking that the 3PL is compliant.

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XPO Logistics (XPO) to Acquire Con-way (CNW)

Supply Chain Network

XPO will also capitalize on synergies from the combination with Con-way’s managed transportation, truckload and freight brokerage businesses. Con-way is a Fortune 500 company with a transportation and logistics network of 582 locations and approximately 30,000 employees serving over 36,000 customers.

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Doing Business in Portugal

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With 1,793 km of coastline, Portugal has a long history as a seafaring country and once had colonies all over the world. Its capital city, Lisbon, was almost completely destroyed in an earthquake in 1755, and later, Portugal endured years of revolution and occupation before democratic reforms were put in place in 1974.