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The Ukraine Logistics Coalition with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

The situation in the Ukraine grows more desperate every minute and the need for humanitarian aid is enormous and growing. Prior to Mercer, Benjamin worked in his family’s transportation business, AMI, where he helped the company expand its logistics operations. The Ukraine Logistics Coalition with Ben Gordon. Ben Gordon.

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Video Telematics Achieves Benefits

Logistics Business Magazine

Urgent Services, a London-based provider of same-day delivery and courier services, is using a connected multi-camera video telematics system from Inseego to improve road safety, reduce operational costs and better protect its reputation. In April 2021, Urgent Services undertook a journey to Ukraine to deliver a shipment of humanitarian aid.

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Helicopter for change

World Food Programme Logistics

In Zimbabwe, the World Food Programme (WFP) extended its humanitarian air transport service to other UN agencies and NGOs to help deliver donated items to affected communities Following Cyclone Idai, road access to several parts of Manicaland province?—?particularly particularly in the Chimanimani district?—?was was cut off.

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Delivering Relief Aid at a Moment’s Notice

Airfreight Logistics

Behind the scenes of the Aid & Relief sector, work is continuously underway to make sure when a crisis occurs, supplies and teams are ready. The primary objectives of humanitarian aid are to save lives, alleviate suffering, and to provide materials and assistance to people in need. Mr. Stuart Smith. Handling it All.

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Meet Dina?—?on the front-line of responding to disasters in Indonesia

World Food Programme Logistics

Meet Dina?—?on Meet Dina?—?a Photo: WFP/photo library Tell me more about the large scale 2018 Palu tsunami operation? In the Palu Operation, we had two officers. That’s where we worked together as one because to add value to the government’s operations we need to be strategic and technical at the same time.

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Airlines Across the Globe Carry Cargo via Passenger Planes as They Navigate Through the COVID-19 Crisis

Airfreight Logistics

Under the fluctuation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses across several industries are building up their immune system to fight the unprecedented threat by adjusting their businesses, whilst offering humanitarian aid to those who are suffering from the crisis. Consequently, freight rates skyrocketed.

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She wanted to fly but now she drives to end hunger

World Food Programme Logistics

On her way to work, she took a small job to make ends meet. Photo: WFP/Musa Mahadi WFP is at the forefront of giving equal employment opportunities to both women and men to serve in one of the largest humanitarian organizations, working towards zero hunger not only in South Sudan but across the world.