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‘Double burden’: Malnutrition is biting into Guatemala’s economy, says report

World Food Programme Logistics

Guatemala’s future is at stake,” said Miguel Barreto, World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. Honduras: ‘The WFP e-card means more than putting food on the table for LGBT+ people?—?it it means… The effect on children and young people is a particular worry.

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Gestamp plans new plant in Morocco

Automotive Logistics

Subject to the transaction being approved by anti-trust authorities, the Tuyauto-Gestamp JV is expected to start operations in 2019. Separately, the group this month appointed Miguel Escrig as finance director. The companies plan to build the plant in the Kenitra free trade zone, next to the car assembly factory PSA is building there.

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Transportation Management Systems as a Service (TMSaaS) Transform the Logistics Industry

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In fact, Uber recently acquired Otto’s self-driving truck startup, explains José Miguel Fernández Gómez of Advanced Fleet Management Consulting. Google, Uber, Lyft, Tesla and Facebook started testing self-driving cars , and the push was not limited to these companies.

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COVID-19 puts 14 million people at risk of missing meals in Latin America and the Caribbean

World Food Programme Logistics

Ecuador: WFP and local authorities joined forces in delivering food to people unable to families who were unable to shop. National programmes designed to reduce poverty can play a key role in responding to this emergency at scale,” says WFP’s Regional Director Miguel Barreto. “In million to 13.7

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The marvel that is Panama Canal, how it works and why it is important to global trade.

Shipping and Freight Resource

SS Ancon – the first ship to transit Panama Canal – Source: Panama Canal Authority. Here, the Pedro Miguel Locks which is a single step lowers the vessels 30 feet (9 metres) to Miraflores Lake, which is at an elevation of 52 feet (16 metres) above sea level. Source: Panama Canal Authority. metres) wide.