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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. To meet customers’ growing expectations for personalized offerings, the typical company’s product lines have grown exponentially.

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Flag States and their performance – 2020/2021

Shipping and Freight Resource

The International Chamber of Shipping has released the Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table for 2020/2021. As of 2020, Panama led the flags of registration by dead-weight tonnage with over 7,886 ships registered in Panama. Meeting of reporting requirements. Attendance at IMO meetings & Member State Audit.

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Insights for Developing, Executing, and Monitoring your Parcel Freight to Meet Demand

CH Robinson Logistics

Customers now expect reliability, speed, and convenience in their small parcel delivery experience and a company’s ability to meet those expectations can even be a source of differentiation. The number of small packages shipped in 2020 is estimated to have been 132 billion, which is a 32% increase over the 2019 volumes.

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How COVID-19 Impacted the Top Ocean Freight Ports in the Americas

Now, That's Logistics

In 2020, the top ocean freight ports in the Americas were all located in the U.S., According to Supply Chain Management Review , all five of these ports saw capacity increases in 2020, a year when COVID-19 negatively impacted supply chains, world economies, entire industries, and individual shippers. more TEUs in 2020 versus 2019.

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Thailand to encourage medical investments

Globalior

Here is a list of measures recently introduced by the BOI: The deadline for applying for corporate income tax exemption privileges has been extended to 31 July 2020, or anytime 30 days before the corporate income tax filing date.

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FedEx Express extends reach of e-commerce proposition

Logistics Business Magazine

FedEx Express has now made its international, day-definite e-commerce service available to customers in 24 European countries with connections to 47 markets worldwide. Consumer research in 40 countries worldwide shows that, in 2020, 37% of e-commerce shoppers bought more cross border due to the pandemic.

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Penske Logistics Manager Dawn LaPlaca Named a 2020 Pro to Know by Supply Chain Magazine

Penske Move Ahead

Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine has named Dawn LaPlaca, a Penske Logistics lead logistics provider (LLP) manager working in suburban Cleveland, to their 2020 Pros to Know list. Lynn Warden, Penske Logistics vice president operations stated: "We are very proud of Dawn's inclusion to this year's Supply Chain Pros to Know list.