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2019 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation: FAO, IFAD and WFP highlight the commitment of…

World Food Programme Logistics

The event built on the recognition of the rising importance of South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC), and the call for more investments in this area which found global endorsement earlier this year at the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40), held in March in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). That’s what I wrote back in May following Transplace’s Shipper Symposium conference, and true to expectations, the company announced this week that it has acquired Yusen Logistics’ intermodal marketing company/over-the-road freight brokerage group.

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The Secret of Getting Ahead (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2018 Conference)

Talking Logistics

The answer to the first question is clear when you consider the following sobering statistics about the industry: According to the McKinsey Global Institute, the world will need to spend $57 trillion on infrastructure by 2030 just to keep up with GDP growth. Getting Started with Digital Transformation.

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Progress for all to CEE

Automotive Logistics

We saw an increase in demand in the first few months of [2018], but now the upward trend is getting weaker,” says Automotive Suppliers Poland analyst, Rafal Orlovsky. . The same trends are currently playing out in Hungary, where several important investment projects have recently been launched (see AL CEE conference report ). .

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Navigating an uncertain future

Automotive Logistics

The finished vehicle logistics sector needs to find better ways to communicate and collaborate to meet the challenges of an uncertain future, delegates at this year’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference in California were told in March. Marcus Williams reports.

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Navigating an uncertain future

Automotive Logistics

The finished vehicle logistics sector needs to find better ways to communicate and collaborate to meet the challenges of an uncertain future, delegates at this year’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference in California were told in March. Marcus Williams reports.

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US car market stable as trade and tech change

Automotive Logistics

this year, delegates were told at this week’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference. As for the model mix, the trend that has seen SUV and pickups outselling sedans will strengthen, Peterson predicted, with the percentage of light trucks sold rising from 67% in 2018 to 74% by 2023.