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Editor’s Choice: Singles Day – A Retail Revolution

Logistics Viewpoints

11 th in 2009 and subsequently adopted by other e-commerce platforms and retailers. For example, the gross merchandise volume of Alibaba Tmall has increased from $5 billion in 2013 to $78 billion in 2020 as below chart. In the past the event was only held on Nov.11 This year’s event featured two sales windows on Nov.1-3

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WOF Summit promises latest market trends

Logistics Business Magazine

Ahead of the WOF SUMMIT , which takes place in Vienna on 4 th -5 th May, we caught up with Chief Commercial Officer of the WOF Group Christoph Grasl and asked him about this inaugural event. From 2009 he became MD of one of the leading air and sea cargo forwarders in Austria and had the Regional Director role for Central Eastern Europe.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Significance.

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DHL Brings Intel Extreme Masters Tournament to China

Airfreight Logistics

From November 7 through 10, 2019, Beijing will be hosting the top-flight esports event — the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM). As Official Logistics Partner of ESL, of which the IEM is part, DHL is responsible for the event logistics in Beijing. It is also the first time that IEM is being held as a stand-alone event in China.

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How Technology Can Enhance Your Supply Chain In Four Ways

Blue Grace Logistics

Seasonal events such as holiday shopping, black swan weather events, geopolitical tensions, and, in the case of 2020, a global pandemic. The health care supply chain is a perfect example. Since 2009, our passion for logistics has helped shippers connect with carriers and keep our customers’ supply chains moving.

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Build Constructive Relationship

Logistics Business Magazine

Yale dealer Emtor has been providing Yale® equipment to Sewera Polska Chemia since 2009. An example of this is the use of three stage masts, thanks to which we can be sure that the trucks will be able to pass through areas with low ceiling heights. Each location varies in size and has its own unique internal transport requirements.

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Disaster Management & Logistics

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Table 1 : Number of recorder natural disaster events, all natural disasters. According to this TEDx Video , between 1980 and 2009: The economic losses from natural disasters have more than tripled. Table 2 : Number of Annual Deaths from natural disasters, by Decade. A few statistics about Disasters. Recovery Phase. Conclusion.