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Doing Business in Spain

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Spain has served as a global model of freedom and human rights since the peaceful transition to democracy after former Head of State and dictator Francisco Franco’s death in 1975. The economy has turned around in the past several years, and Spain now enjoys strong GDP growth of 3%, exceeding the EU average. Manufacturing in Spain.

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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.

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Transport collaboration starts with regional partners

Supply Chain Movement

International transport generates approximately seven percent of the world’s carbon emissions and, if things continue as they are, those emissions will increase fourfold by 2050. So claims the Smart Freight Centre, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), based on the International Transport Forum’s figures. By Marcel te Lindert.

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Doing Business in Turkey

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Turkey also has 24,082 km of paved roads, so transportation by truck is easy. Transportation of goods by rail is also feasible, with 12,710 km of railroad track within Turkey. Turkey’s merchant marine boasts 1,234 vessels, including 57 bulk carriers, 54 container ships, 363 general cargo ships, 124 oil tankers and 636 other vessels.

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Cyberattacks: The Ever-Present Threat to Transportation Management Software

GTG Technology Group

Cyberattacks a Transportation Management Software Suite Might Face. Transportation companies have a history of defending themselves against physical attacks. Ports in the United States, the Netherlands, India and Spain were unable to accept cargo and had to shut down systems after the breach. Developing a Plan. Sources: [link].

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Help With Shipping Crisis (WSJ – sub. Online freight marketplace Freightos acquires Spain’s WebCargoNet (TechCrunch). The biggest news this week is the ripple effect Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy filing is having on supply chains. China, Canada, Spain and elsewhere. Hanjin handles about 7.8

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

German-Based Transportation Company DB Schenker Announces the Acquisition of USA Truck. as “DB Schenker announced in January that it purchased two transport companies in Spain as part of a plan to build out its European network.”. Supply Chain Dive reported that the company’s buying binge has not been exclusive to the U.S.,

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