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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 16, 2023)

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When my father finally got to leave Cuba in the late 60s, he flew first to Miami and then a few days later arrived in Brooklyn, NY to stay with his brother. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 16, 2023) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Where Does Cuba Rank in Logistics?

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Yesterday, the White House announced that President Obama plans to remove Cuba from the U.S. Cuba relations. All this talk about Cuba, however, sparked a question for me this week: Where does Cuba rank in logistics? list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Source: Adelante SCM based on World Bank LPI data.

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Cuba: Preparing for Trade

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A colleague and I traveled to Cuba in March as part of a trade delegation with Engage Cuba, a coalition of private businesses and organizations working to end the travel and trade embargo on Cuba. credit cards don’t work in Cuba, and there are no ATMs. Cuba remains a communist country. I enjoyed the Cuban people.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 15-19, 2014)

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Being the son of Cuban immigrants, people have been asking me what I think abou t the move by President Obama to normalize relations with Cuba. When I visited Cuba with my father in 2004, we drove several hours from Cienfuegos to Camaguey to visit my aunt Z and her family. Cuba relations. I really don’t know what to think.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 4-8, 2014)

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At the top of my family tree, the one planted here after my parents arrived from Cuba, youll find a small bodega nestled in the branches. ARI and Fidelitone Logistics Partner to Deliver Unified eCommerce and Supply Chain Solutions. Robinson Reports Second Quarter Results. And with that, time to head to the beach.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

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XPO Logistics Expands Last Mile Services with Acquisition of UX Specialized Logistics. XPO Logistics announced this week that it has acquired UX Specialized Logistics (“UX”), “a North American provider of last mile logistics services for major retail chains and e-commerce companies.”. million and $8.2

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This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015)

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Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. He had just arrived from Cuba, and having grown up on a farm, seeing those tall buildings rise from the ground was simply amazing. That was eight years ago. I was going to write something else today, but I changed my mind.