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How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks

3PL Links

People who operate in the supply chain ultimately communicate through alternative channels, even in the presence of dependable systems, applications, and other tools at their disposal. As a result, you must exercise extreme caution when selecting each partner, making sure they have sufficient security procedures and resources in place.

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4 tips to reduce cargo damage and save money on shipping costs

Shipping and Freight Resource

But you can exercise more control over shipping and cargo damage than you might be aware as long as you have the right tools at your disposal. Shipping damage can be a huge threat to revenues because damaged goods and merchandise usually can’t be sold.

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TT Club Supports UK Crime Agency Targeting Cargo Theft

Logistics Business Magazine

In the normal course of events, these goods risk disposal or destruction. As restrictions on movement are lifted in the UK, stakeholders need to be ever more vigilant, exercising due diligence to ensure that they maintain security, in what is predicted to be a very active period of cargo theft.

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Hire payment in time charters: a condition or not – a legal perspective

Shipping and Freight Resource

It is an optional clause of the contract which the shipowner may choose whether to exercise it or not. Chartering is an important concept of the global maritime trade sector and it consists of different types. One of the forms of carrying out a maritime business is a time charter.

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Sustainability via Mass-Recycling Go Green Initiative Promoted by Leading Port Groups

Logistics Manager

The collection initiative intended to two choose two very different waste products, firstly mobile phones are e-waste that contains numerous valuable resources along with toxic components that can negatively impact both the environment and human health if not disposed of correctly, while aluminum cans are one of the most recyclable waste items.

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Reverse Logistics: Who Does it Well?

Logistics Bureau

Sort items early in the return journey, routing products directly to their correct destination, whether for resale, refurbishing, or other means of disposal. A barcode on a return label can be scanned, and refund, storage, disposal and other decisions taken automatically. Who will do Reverse Logistics well in the future?

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Supply Chain Technology: It’s Not Just for Big Businesses Anymore, but is it Enough?

247 Customs Broker

For one chemical manufacturing company, simply going through this type of onboarding exercise revealed huge opportunities to improve consistency and efficiencies, and the tech-based strategy to make those improvements is expected to yield significant results. Deep logistics knowledge and relationships.