Sun.Feb 11, 2018

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We Have Lift Off!

The Logistics of Logistics

The Logistics of Logistics magazine has officially launched! While, Elon Musk and his SpaceX crew launching a Tesla into space got a little more press than our launch, my merry band of collaborators and I are thrilled none the less. So Why Launch a Magazine? Below are the reasons we launched The Logistics of Logistics Magazine. More Eyeballs for Our Clients.

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Gigantic Shiploader Transported by Hansa Heavy Lift

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German Heavy Cargo specialists Hansa Heavy Lift have successfully completed the ocean transportation from Belgium to Namibe Port in Angola of an enormous Shiploader weighing over 513 metric tonnes with a volume of 64,480 m3. The huge cargo was shipped on the vessel HHL Valparaiso along with other auxiliary equipment including a tripper car, reclaimer and elevator as well other accessories.

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Container terminal Bremerhaven celebrates a memorable anniversary – LOGISTIK express News

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12. Februar 2018 08:56. Beitrag bequem vorlesen lassen: Read English text. On February 10, 1968, Harbor Senator Dr. Georg Bortscheller north of the Nordschleuse (“northern lock”) came with a crawler excavator to symbolically start the construction of the container terminal Bremerhaven. Just two years after that, the first container was unloaded in Bremen’s overseas port in 1966, Bremerhaven prepared itself for the revolution in transport, which was accompanied by the triumph of the container.

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China’s First Fresh Produce Block Train Moved By DB Schenker

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Leading global logistics provider DB Schenker will soon make their inaugural shipment of fresh produce using a block train with 11 refrigerator containers to transport goods to Moscow Walter West Station from Qingbaijiang International Railway Port in Chengdu, China. The journey of approximately 10,000 kilometers is expected to take 16 days and will travel through Inner Mongolia via Erenhot Port before arriving in the Russian capital.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Asia

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Last year, Guangzhou’s aircraft maintenance bases recorded 3.26 billion yuan (US$520 million) in total revenue, a year-on-year increase of 30%, making the city a global aeronautical maintenance. hub. According to Li Tongbin, vice general manager of China Southern, converting passenger aircraft into freighters is the top priority for the industry, with independently manufacturing planes on the. radar as well.

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Rotterdam Port in Container Shipping Partnership with Barge Terminal Tilburg

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Barge Terminal Tilburg, Combined Cargo Terminals, Moerdijk Container Terminals and Danser Group have joined forces, agreeing to combine cargo along the route between Tilburg, Moerdijk and the port of Rotterdam. . . This allows them to cut back on the number of vessels required – resulting in less congestion during handling in the port of Rotterdam. . .

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White House releases broad infrastructure plan

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President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan released Monday sets forth a grant incentive program that aims to attract “significant new, non-Federal revenue streams” and to spur use of “new and rapidly evolving infrastructure technology to improve cost and improve performance,” making grant recipients “accountable for achieving specific, measurable milestones.”.