Sun.Jun 10, 2018

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Safety first

DC Velocity

Promoting forklift safety is a year-round responsibility.

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Surviving your time as a military logistician

Logistics in War

by Hayden Marshall. Ed. – With the Australian & New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference in one week, LIW will revisit several recent posts on logistics at the strategic (and enterprise) level, or within joint organisations. . It is no wonder that logisticians are regarded as a humourless bunch for they have spent many years living in fear of Alexander the Great’s wrath (and his successors) that famously declared that the logisticians would be the first to be slain if the campaign fail

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EZYHAUL Launches in Thailand

Logistics Manager

One of the biggest issues in the transportation business regarding trucks within Thailand is the dreaded “empty backhauls” which has a drastic effect on cost efficiency and profitability. Many companies understand the problem and have tried to address it, however, due to fragmentation in the transportation industry where a plethora of service provides co-exist the problem is difficult to resolve.

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DP World Joins World Ocean Council

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Global trade enabler DP World has become the first company in its sector to join the World Ocean Council (WOC) as part of its leadership journey to actively engage in the protection of the world’s oceans. . By becoming a member of the growing international multi-industry alliance on “Corporate Ocean Responsibility” DP World will commence, enhance and advance our role as a responsible leadership company. .

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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DSV Taiwan Operating at Peak Performance with New Amway Contract

Airfreight Logistics

The Danish transport and logistics company DSV recently announced they are in peak form pertaining to e-commerce for their DSV Taiwan division due to their recent agreement with the American company Amway. The Taiwanese division of DSV is now handling in excess of 200,000 monthly shipments. Amway is a multilevel marketing company that offers over 400 nutrition and health, cosmetics, skincare, home care products, personal care and household appliances.

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US Container Imports to Hit Record: NRF

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Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to set record numbers this summer and fall even as the debate over trade and tariffs continues in Washington, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. “Consumers are buying more and that means retailers are importing more,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said.