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Comment: How Pakistan’s 2010 floods inform WFP’s disaster response

World Food Programme Logistics

World Food Programme Representative and Country Director Chris Kaye on the lessons learned Dadu district, Sindh: WFP provided more than 87,000 metric tons of food to 7 million flood-affected people in October 2010. A camp for displaced people in Punjab in September 2010. Unlike in 2010, foreign aid will be in short supply.

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Global Shipping Activity Leaps Most Since 2010 After Red Sea Attacks

Supply Chain Brain

The marker, which multiplies the volume of cargo transported by the distance it sails, is heading for an increase of 5.1% compared to 2023.

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Longtime TA Nashville employees recount historic 2010 flood, support and recovery

Overdrive Online

Listen: Getting close to the 10th anniversary of the historic flooding of Nashville in 2010, employees at the downtown TA who were there when it happened recount the rising waters, their relationships with longtime driver customers, and the recovery process in this podcast. HOS has something to do with it. HOS has something to do with it.

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Supply Chains Have Key Role to Play in Global Vaccine Equity Conversation…

Logistics Matter

Yet any number of situations, from macro events like the ongoing pandemic, the 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland, geopolitical instability, or simply patient misunderstandings, can lead to expensive and often […].

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When A Cyberattack Takes Down Your Supply Chain Software

Talking Logistics

In a March 2010 article in The Atlantic titled “Cyber Warriors,” James Fallows writes,”[Cyber] attacks — not just from China but from Russia and elsewhere — on America’s electronic networks cost millions of dollars and could in the extreme cause the collapse of financial life, the halt of most manufacturing systems, and the (..)

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Owner-op's 2007 Pete boasts one of the last Double Eagle sleepers

Overdrive Online

The 80-inch sleeper was one of the last to roll off the production line before Double Eagle closed its doors in 2010, according to owner-operator Tony Huttenstine. Catch views of the sleeper and much more here.

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Owner-operator John Schiltz: A keen eye on maintenance

Overdrive Online

His perseverance as an owner-operator since 2010, with a keen eye toward maintenance, is one among many reasons for his success. John Schiltz is Overdrive's Trucker of the Month for October, putting him in contention for 2023 Trucker of the Year.