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This Week in Logistics New (May 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

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In Fast Fashion, the Tug of War Between the Circular Economy and Capitalism is Glaringly Apparent

Logistics Viewpoints

A mountain of unsold fast fashion clothing items in the Atacama Desert in Chile has grown so large that satellites have captured clear images of it. The post In Fast Fashion, the Tug of War Between the Circular Economy and Capitalism is Glaringly Apparent appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. That is the heart of capitalism.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10-14, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Without further delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Walmart to Acquire Cornershop in Mexico and Chile, Further Investing in Last-Mile Delivery and Strengthening Omnichannel Strategy. — but I didn’t get the chance. Maybe next time. All right, time to head to the airport.

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Logistics in Latin America: A Mosaic of Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities

Talking Logistics

That was my main takeaway from a conversation I had recently on Talking Logistics with Ricardo Carrion, Senior Director, Operations and Business Development at DHL Latin America. Dealing with this mosaic of operating environments is one of the challenges that shippers and logistics service providers face in Latin America.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’ve never been to Chile. I’ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminarium’s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). Who said transportation and logistics is a dull industry?! I’ve never given a supply chain presentation in Spanish.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

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2020 will live long in the memory as a year that was overshadowed by a remorseless pandemic causing untold disruptions for the container, logistics and ports industry across the world. The extreme need to traverse these nuances has propelled logistics companies to develop new solutions and expand services.