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Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy

MTS Logistics

The main motivation of automation as I gave in the example above is productivity gains and lower handling costs. where the labor cost is a big part of the cost, terminal operators have a higher motivation to make a change than to automate where labor costs are lower in another country. For countries like the U.S.

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Ocean Freight Contract Season: An Overview and Key Components

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The ocean freight contract season is a critical time for businesses involved in global shipping and trade to negotiate advantageous terms and rates for delivering products across international borders. When does the ocean freight contract season get negotiated?

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December 28, 2023 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine December 28, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 7% to $1,659/FEU. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 11% to $1,621/FEU.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians

Logistics in War

Through anecdotes, insights and the narration of history valuable lessons were given by these leaders with respect to a wide variety of strategic issues in Defence logistics. Although discussed in the context of strategic logistics they are broadly applicable, and many are clearly relevant to effective strategic leadership.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians – Part 1

Logistics in War

Through anecdotes, insights and the narration of history valuable lessons were given by these leaders with respect to a wide variety of strategic issues in Defence logistics. Although discussed in the context of strategic logistics they are broadly applicable, and many are clearly relevant to effective strategic leadership.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians

Logistics in War

Through researching the way in which the ADF has prepared and mobilised its logistics capabilities at the strategic level, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. Strategic failure. By David Beaumont. This is often the case with respect to logistics.

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Inbound Logistics: Everything You Need to Know

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Given that it is a subject that every businessperson should be knowledgeable about, it is a crucial logistics function in the supply chain. We will address the following topics in this article: Inbound logistics definition and significance. Allows for performance analysis. Cost savings through supplier negotiations.

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