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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

More than 12 million people are in need of humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war raging in Syria. On September 5, 163 metric tons of relief supplies arrived via air shipments, including 86 tons of high-energy biscuits, 30,000 blankets, 25,000 sleeping mats, and 1,000 solar lanterns.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Worst January US Intermodal in 10 years Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquakes. Once again warehousing metrics are the primary driver of logistic activity. The port of Iskenderun in the southeast of Turkey was severely damaged by the earthquakes.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

Kitts and Nevis St. Pierre and Miquelon Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei St. Percent ' Foot (Feet) " Inch(es) & And $. 027062 NAMING LOCAL AND THROUGH COMMODTIY RATES AND CHARGES AND GOVERNING RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLYING THERETO BETWEEN PORTS AND POINTS IN THE U.S.A.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has a long way to go, as the company says its operations emitted about 71 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022, up by almost 40 percent since Jeff Bezos’s 2019 vow that his company would eventually stop contributing to the emissions warming the planet. That’s all for this week.