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How sanctions affect shipping companies and trade

Shipping and Freight Resource

In the US there is a special body responsible for control over the above issue: Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department (OFAC). In particular, Clause 2 Article 2 of the Council Decision 2014/145 / the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) dd. various banks).

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Over a relatively short period, a transport or fleet manager’s ability to support an efficient distribution network through route and delivery optimisation has shifted from almost nil to almost limitless. Simon’s employer was a supplier of beer, wines, spirits, and soft drinks to retail outlets in the United Kingdom.

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The Digital Supply Chain Needs to Include Trade Compliance Systems!

Logistics Viewpoints

And yet Jerry Peck, the vice president of product strategy for global trade and transportation execution at QAD, made the point that when global companies think about digital supply chains, global trade compliance is often not part of their thinking. provides enterprise resource planning and other business applications for manufacturers.