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October 28th – 31st Supply Chain & Logistics News

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain & Logistics News (October 28th – 31st) A day late but, Happy Halloween! The biggest 5 exporters of candy sweets are Germany, mainland China, Mexico, Belgium, and Spain. Record Rains Causes Massive Flooding in Eastern Spain Eastern Spain witnessed monstrous flash flooding for the first time in over a decade.

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October 14th- 18th Supply Chain & Logistics News

Logistics Viewpoints

October 14th – 18th 2024 Supply Chain & Logistics News Yesterday, I landed back in the States from my autumn getaway. Spain produces over 6 billion bottles of wine every year, and winemakers do not pay any duty for it. In contrast, Spain only charges a 21% VAT on wine and no duty.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (October 7th-11th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up (October 7th – 11th) This past week, I’ve been playing tourist in London, one of my favorite cities in Europe. Europe is seeking to reduce its reliance on Chinese imports for green technologies and lithium, with countries like Portugal and Spain looking to develop their lithium industries.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. UPS announced Sunday it plans to sell its truckload brokerage business Coyote Logistics to the technology-enabled brokerage RXO for $1.025 billion. According to the company, Chicago-based Coyote Logistics manages around 10,000 loads per day with a network of over 10,000 carriers. “As

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Supply Chain Success Prompts ToolsGroup-Lãberit Partnership to Expand into LATAM

ToolsGroup

With a growing joint customer base and business continuing to develop, Lãberit and ToolsGroup are excited to expand their offering into Spain and Latin America, continuing their close collaboration and delivering supply chain excellence across multiple regions.

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A Decade of Loadsmart: A Look Back to Move Forward with Felipe Capella

The Logistics of Logistics

Felipe Co-founder and CEO of Loadsmart , where they provide logistics solutions powered by industry experts and next-gen technology that lower costs, increase efficiency, and digitize transportation. The best freight brokers including Loadsmart have evolved from just securing trucks to providing comprehensive logistics solutions.

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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

About Raft Raft is the intelligent logistics platform that’s rewriting the technology playbook for freight forwarders and customs brokers in the automation era. Lionel van der Walt and Joe Lynch discuss revolutionizing freight forwarding using tech, which is exactly what Raft.ai IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.