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This Week in Logistics News (February 19-23, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Apple in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies: sources (Reuters). Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it. Procuring logistics services is not the same as buying paper clips, yet that’s how many procurement organizations approach it.

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U.S. Political Discourse for Ocean Container Carrier Reform Meets Compromise

Supply Chain Matters

Senator John Thune of South Dakota , the Senate passed its own version of similar legislation that would limit the ability of carriers to levy arbitrary special fees. Senate, and we had speculated that it would likely face additional lobbying by various carrier and shipper industry stakeholder interests.

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