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The Rise of China-Africa Trade: Why Transportation and Logistics Should be Front and Center

BlueYonder

Logistics planners would readily tell you that this is not a surprise; such imbalances are a reality in the cargo industry. Perhaps these are premature obituaries, but there is no doubt that the China-Africa trade is a significant phenomenon to reckon with and will have global economic implications in the years to come.

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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted nearly 10 percent of the trucking industry for two weeks and prompted several ports and businesses in the region to shut down, consequently forcing the mass rerouting of cargo to places as far as the Bahamas and Mexico. the impact of drought with and without DRR interventions ?

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South Sudan cargo plane crash kills at least 40 people

Logistics Middle East

Russian-made plane crashes shortly after take off near Juba airport, South Sudan, killing 'dozens' with reports putting the death toll as high as 40.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

SUBSTITUTED SERVICE (ALTERNATE PORT SERVICE) This provision shall govern the transfer of cargo by trucking or other means of transportation at the expense of the Carrier. Rates that are ramp or CY at origin apply from the inland rail carriers ramp at the place of receipt of the cargo by Carrier. Dangerous/Hazardous Cargo, N.O.S.,

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