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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target Chief Operating Officer John Mulligan said on an earnings conference call Wednesday that the overstocking that weighed on the company last year was “in the rearview mirror” and that the retailer was turning toward getting fresh merchandise into stores for the fall.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

Local Caption Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) together with BAE Systems Australia have delivered an essential ammunition capability to the Australian Defence Force three months ahead of schedule. 16] Department of Defence 2016, Defence Industry Policy Statement, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, p 19. [17]

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Top 25 Freight Forwarders 2017: Digitization & E-Commerce continue to reshape the marketplace

The Logistics Academy

Over the course of 2016, real revenue and volume growth in the air and sea freight forwarding markets was remarkably similar globally, but this disguises significant differences across important countries and regions, say analysts who keep a close eye on the market. Toll Group. The global freight forwarding market has grown by 2.7%

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Audi México: Risk and reward

Automotive Logistics

When Audi opened its assembly plant in Mexico in September 2016, it was a milestone achievement on a number of levels. At the same time, Mexico was a totally new place to work for Audi personnel, which meant negotiating, recruiting and training in a different culture and in a different language. The Tuxpan solution.

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Port users bemoan slow progress at Veracruz

Automotive Logistics

Next month, meanwhile, private operator CSI Group will begin work on a six-storey vehicle storage and processing facility near Pier 4 that will have capacity for 10,000 vehicles on a five-hectare site. Carmakers and logistics providers have expressed frustration over the slow pace of expansion at the congested Mexican port of Veracruz.

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Port users bemoan slow pace of change at Veracruz

Automotive Logistics

Next month, meanwhile, private operator CSI Group will begin work on a six-storey vehicle storage and processing facility near Pier 4 at the port that will have capacity for 10,000 vehicles on a 5-hectare site. The work includes a completely new landside and berth development to the north of its existing facilities.

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Gefco: Full of get up and go

Automotive Logistics

At the press conference in Paris in January, Nadal said the company was opening up to new industrial sectors including aviation, manufacturing, energy, life sciences and healthcare, among others. At the end of 2016, we realised that to come out of the PSA matrix was not easy,” says Nadal. “We