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Logistics Unleashed: Unveiling the Most Pivotal Events that Shaped its Development

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

In this captivating article, we delve into the annals of history to explore the most important events that paved the way for the extraordinary development of logistics as we know it today. This breakthrough led to significant improvements in cargo handling, reduced labor costs, and faster turnaround times.

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Why This Year’s Contract Negotiation Season is Different for Transpacific Eastbound Traffic

MTS Logistics

Of course, each contract is different but usually, this has been the norm for the greater population. Then the tables turned, and the importers who have regular cargo shipments had the upper hand. Carriers’ Commitment to Contracts Importers realized that contracts matter, but can be renegotiated in the event of a major event.

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Port of Los Angeles Reports Near-record Level Cargo Volumes in 2019

Logistics Manager

The Port of Los Angeles moved near-record cargo in 2019 with a total of 9,337,632 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), just short of the second-best year in its 113-year history. It’s time for the courage and long-range vision to imagine what this Port will look like in the years ahead and set a course in that direction.

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LOST AT SEA: Protecting Your Shipments with Marine Insurance

Trans Global Auto Logistics

Cargo ship ONE Apus loses more than 1,800 containers in Pacific storm.”. So, what causes cargo to go overboard? Severe weather and rough seas to more catastrophic and rare events like ship groundings, structural failures, and collisions can result in containers being lost at sea,” a report from the World Shipping Council reads.

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The Effects of Global Warming on Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

Severe weather conditions require flexibility and preparedness, prompting ships to change course or delay voyages to escape the force of nature. Challenge 4: Insurance Challenges The rise of extreme weather events creates dilemmas for the insurance industry.

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Air Cargo Demand Down 3.3% in January 2020

Airfreight Logistics

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in cargo tonne kilometers (CTKs), decreased by 3.3% January marked the tenth consecutive month of year-on-year declines in cargo volumes. The air cargo industry started the year on a weak footing.

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WOF Expo 2021 enjoys successful staging

Logistics Business Magazine

The event was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic and the auspices of the Bratislava self-governing region. If you did not have the opportunity to participate in person, the hybrid event offered flexibility in the form of live streaming. Evening programme.