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A simple but clear perspective on the notion of Shipping Cartels

Shipping and Freight Resource

Based on this, there seems to be a natural and immediate view that these lines fit the definition of cartel “ A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. I have reproduced the thought provoking article below.

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A Complete Guide to Shipping Hazardous Materials

Blue Grace Logistics

What’s in the article: What are hazardous materials? ORM-D – Materials classified as consumer commodities that may be subject to the regulations but presents a limited hazard during transportation due to their form, quantity, and packaging. Here’s what you need to know to safely ship HAZMAT without incident.

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

Jose Fernandez: It’s definitely the pandemic. Then, for a couple of decades, East Asia, mainly China, took over and presented lower costs … for many of the manufacturing companies. 1 benefit, I would definitely say, is the flexibility and the scalability that you can have. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

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Inbound Logistics: Everything You Need to Know

3PL Links

We will address the following topics in this article: Inbound logistics definition and significance. We present some of the most effective strategies to improve the performance of supply logistics in companies: Vertical integration: In this situation, a backward vertical integration method would be used.

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Are Export Controls and Sanctions the same thing?

Globalior

More and more countries all over the world have started to implement export control laws to enforce restrictions on certain exports, brokering and transshipment, sale and transfer of military and dual-use articles, technology and know-how. From the definitions it can be seen that export controls and economic sanctions are not the same thing.

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Awarding Canadian Women in Power for their “Unbreakable” Grit: WXN’s Top 100

Morai Logistics

This award was presented to 1005 noteworthy women with achievements in leadership positions in the private, public and not-for-profit sector. Presentations on professional development and the unique experiences and challenges women continue to face, channels us to examine current definitions of power.

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9 Steps to Follow When Preparing for Supply Chain Project Management

Logistics Bureau

Every iota of information missing from the list of in-scope and out-of-scope deliverables presents an opportunity for the project’s scope to expand during execution. Like all the other steps outlined in this article, omit this one at your peril. It’s impossible to overstate the criticality of detail in this task. .