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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

Founded in 2017, Raft serves 60 freight forwarders in 30+ countries globally, including several of the A&A’s Top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List, and is used to manage over 300k shipments per month, saving its customers up to 2 hours on every shipment.

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The Free TMS with Tim Higham

The Logistics of Logistics

In August, 2017, a national, publicly traded bank holding company bought a minority stake in InMotion Global and AscendTMS. It has a user-friendly interface and a comprehensive documentation library. The 3PL was sold in 2014. Tim spun off AscendTMS and bought it from Palm Beach Capital on January 1st, 2015.

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BlueGrace 2017 National Conference | Recap

Blue Grace Logistics

Cocktails and appetizers were served while the festivities began and BlueGrace kicked off the 2017 National Conference. 2017 brought the complete redesign of our Riverview, FL headquarters and many of the Branch locations across the US did the same. Monday | Day 1. He discussed the importance of selling value to our customers.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested in Hyperloop One (CNBC). As reported by CNBC : Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is investing in Hyperloop One, a company developing the super-fast transport system originally dreamed up by Elon Musk. Bpost to Buy Radial for $820 Million (WSJ – sub.

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Pitfalls of digitalisation in shipping and freight

Shipping and Freight Resource

Whether digital or manual, the business of shipping involves a lot of documentation. Or forgetting the minus in -25° C when submitting the shipping documents to the shipping line or port. The Finished Product Name given by the client in the trade documentation could be Cover Girl Continuous Color Nail Polish. Image from : APL.

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Global Trade Trends for 2023

Now, That's Logistics

The law requires companies to introduce a strict risk analysis, management, and documentation system, Bloomberg reports, “to ensure minimum standards in human rights and environmental rights, both domestically and internationally.”

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Top 10 Companies with Best Corporate Responsibility Records

Material Handling and Logistics

The 100 Best Corporate Citizens list documents 260 data points of disclosure and performance measures in seven categories: environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance, and philanthropy & community support. . . Also in 2017, 76% of the company’s 10 priority ingredients were sustainably sourced.