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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership

Logistics in War

As the ADF awaits the release of the 2023 Defence Strategic Review, change management has become a topic du jour. In late 2017 I published a post of anecdotes, observations and lessons given by senior officers contacted through the course of academic research. Logistics In War By David Beaumont.

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Back to Logistics Tech School, 2022: the Lost Peak Season, the lingering COVID impact and more

Freightos

The low rates that triggered Hanjin’s bankruptcy in 2017 quickly became a thing of the past, as surging demand, congestion, and a litany of global shipping catastrophes pushed ocean freight rates into the stratosphere. Including, of course by leveraging global freight tech for BCOs. Uncertainty became the byword.

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Sending Freight Together

Logistics Business Magazine

David Nothacker, sennder CEO Similar networks have been put together in the palletised freight market, of course, and for less than truck loads. Scania invested in the company in 2017 and this has developed into the Swedish truck manufacturer being one of the largest shareholders as well as a strategic partner.

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Dachser and Fraunhofer Continue Research Partnership

Logistics Business Magazine

Of course, technical aids such as video conferences and collaboration tools have been a great help. The partnership between the logistics service provider and the research institute was launched in October 2017 and will now run until October 2023. Michael ten Hompel, Managing Director of Fraunhofer IML.

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How Changing Climate Conditions Affect Project Cargo Transportation and What to Do About It

MTS Logistics

Of course, this is not the world we are in today. In 2017, a study assessed extreme climate impacts on infrastructure in Europe. government even opted to allocate roughly one half of the 2021-2025 National Highway Freight Program projects budget to roadway and bridge preservation.

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Harmonized Tariff Code 2019 ?

Globalior

The latest version of the harmonized tariff code is 2017. Traders can expect HTS codes to be updated next sometime in 2022 or 2023. Of course, this is just a guess. The HTS or Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature is updated by the World Customs Organization every 5 to 6 years. This is not a mandatory review time frame.

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Commercial Trucking: The Battle of the VMT Tax

Blue Grace Logistics

The tax on electric vehicles looks to regain the lost revenue, and with automakers planning to launch up to 100 new electric vehicles by 2023 , it’s a good idea. Using data on 2017 truck traffic, the CBO estimated that a tax of 1 cent per mile on all roads would have raised approximately $2.6 But it’s a small piece of a massive puzzle.