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Cycle challenge double-header raises £230,000 for Transaid

Logistics Business Magazine

A team of 40 riders drawn from the transport and logistics industry have completed a 505km cycle challenge across southern Malawi in soaring temperatures, pedalling through the spectacular Liwonde National Park to raise more than £205,000 towards Transaid ’s projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

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DHL Global Forwarding’s Announces Multimodal Solution for Australian and New Zealand Importers

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In providing innovative solutions due to recent worldwide events, DHL Global Forwarding has announced a multimodal option that brings cost-savings to Australian and New Zealand businesses importing goods from Europe. billion (AU$47 billion) in 2006 to €40.7 New Zealand ranks Europe as its top source of imports, accounting for €8.7

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DHL Global Forwarding’s Announces Multimodal Solution for Australian and New Zealand Importers

Airfreight Logistics

In providing innovative solutions due to recent worldwide events, DHL Global Forwarding has announced a multimodal option that brings cost-savings to Australian and New Zealand businesses importing goods from Europe. billion (AU$47 billion) in 2006 to €40.7 New Zealand ranks Europe as its top source of imports, accounting for €8.7

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TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS: Sustainability as a principle

Logistics Business Magazine

TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS is breaking new ground in the event business. When the testing event, which takes place from March 21 to 23 as part of the TEST DAYS of the IFOY AWARD at Messe Dortmund, opens its doors for the third time, it is no longer just about hands-on testing of the best intralogistics innovations.

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Ever Given Freed from the Suez Canal but Impact on Global Trade Continues

3PL Insights

In 2006 the Okal King Dor became stuck in the canal due to sandstorms and high winds causing the ship to drift at an angle into the banks. Although this isn’t the first time a ship has blocked passage through the canal this has turned into one of the costliest events. However, this is not entirely true.

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The History of the Shipping Container

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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). Development of intermodal container shipping is impacting other transport modes. Significance. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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The History of eCommerce: From the 1960s to the 2020s

Ship Monk

Towards the tail end of the ‘60s, three key events happened in quick succession: In 1968, The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) commissioned the world’s first routers. In 1969, the military developed ARPANET to ensure that critical lines of communication would be maintained in the event of a nuclear attack.