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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 3, 2020)

Talking Logistics

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing holiday. We’re just three days into the new year and we already face a growing risk to supply chains around the world: an escalating conflict between the U.S. Let’s hope it doesn’t get worse. It was a relatively quiet week for supply. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 3, 2020).

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

shale or Iran, for example. The United States and Iran have been engaged in indirect nuclear talks in Vienna that could lead to the removal of sanctions on Iranian oil sales. “Supply concerns may also spur oil stockpiling activity, which supports prices.”. Ramping up shale oil suppliesSaudi Arabis has signaled they won’t pump more.

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Mitigating Geopolitical Risks in the Supply Chain, Part One

Enterra Insights

” • Isolated Iran. According to Kupchan and Bremmer, “Before Russia’s fall from grace, Iran had been the world’s most powerful rogue state, itself effectively ‘decoupled’ from the international community. .” And now Iran has wedded itself to Putin’s imperial ambitions in Ukraine.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

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The US Men’s National Team is in Group B with England, Iran, and Wales, and will play its first game on November 21 against Wales. This, along with a host of controversies, have led many to believe that awarding Qatar with the World Cup was a blatant mistake. But all of that is in the past, and the group stages are getting ready to kick off.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

For Power Tools Sold In Iran. Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program (New York Times) Transplace Invests in New Operations Center in Northwest Arkansas Black & Decker Fined $1.8M Trucking Futures Trading: Are You Buying?

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Freight Rates News December 2015

Freightos

First up, no surprises, China slowdown and depressed commodity prices, then the lifting of sanctions on Iran. IHS Identifies Top Five Trends in 2016 That Will Shape the Global Maritime Industry for the Coming Decade.

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inside aioneers: Meet Supply Chain Consultant, Sara

Aioneers

Sara has the most interesting background you can imagine, starting in Iran for her bachelor's in Industrial Engineering, and including society-changing projects and fascinating doctoral research into tech investment. Hear about her journey and how she is keeping up the learning as a supply chain consultant at aioneers.

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