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3PLs
The logistics industry is ripe for growth in Eastern Europe, thanks to ongoing investment by Western European and American companies in the region who are being lured by lower labor costs and other incentives.
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3PLs
Research firm Datamonitor says 3PLs have considerable potential to capture market share in the European pharmaceutical industry due to their expertise and easing of strict compliance codes.
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3PLs & Warehousing
Netherlands-based TNT has announced that it will sell of its logistics business to focus more on its core competencies—express and freight forwarding.
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 | 5 Strategic Trends in E-Learning
As e-learning becomes part of the workplace, five strategic trends have emerged. If you follow and put them into effect, you will both save money and increase your company’s competitiveness.
Katherine Leary
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A Lesson from Cool Hand Luke
“What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week—which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it. I don't like it any more than you men.”
Steve Geary
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AGOA expands with two new members
The African countries of Niger and Cote D'Ivoire have become the latest to join the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
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Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards Salutes "Iraqi Freedom"
The United Seamen's Service 2003 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award will be presented to Charles (Chuck) G. Raymond, Chairman, President and CEO of Horizon Lines, the largest American-flag liner service ocean carrier and Jones Act trade transportation provider.
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Air
“Our mission is to take the paper out of cargo by the end of 2010. The air cargo business is drowning in paper. Every cargo shipment travels with up to 38 documents. Each year we could fill 39 747-freighters with the paper wasted on this documentation,” laments Giovanni Bisignani, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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Air
The growth of international airfreight posted a modest gain last year, just under 3 percent, but it’s hoped that number will grow in 2006 with increased demand from the IT and semiconductor industries, says the International Air Transport Association.
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Air
New versions of the massive AN-124 aircraft, which is used to transport oversized cargo, will be produced at a plant in Ulyanovsk, Russia, with the first aircraft scheduled to debut in 2008. Serial production will begin in 2010. Only three aircraft will likely be made each year.
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Air
Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport will soon have its first refrigerated cargo facility open to all users, which will be used primarily to handle direct shipments of perishables from Central and South America.
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Air
Air carriers across the board are raising their fuel surcharges to keep pace with rising oil costs. Surcharges for many are now in the 60 to 65 cents per kilo range.
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Another Expansion for the EU
It’s official—Bulgaria and Romania have been approved to join the EU on January 1, 2007 after the European Commission determined recently that both nations had made enough progress for entry after seven years of membership talks.
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 | Anything But Business As Usual
US companies shipping to or from Mexico are finding it necessary to go deeper into the country, to be more involved with logistics and transportation...
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Approaching a Borderless North America
The longest undefended border in the world-that between the US and Canada-stretches 5,061 miles over land and 3,832 miles over water, and it is rapidly becoming a border for sovereignty reasons only.
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Are On-Line Letters of Credit in Your Future?
Like almost every other facet of business these days, international trade is being revived and reinvented on the internet through B2B exchanges-the marketplaces of the new economy.
B.J. Handal
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BAX Global Appoints Mitchell
BAX Global has appointed Andrew Mitchell as director of logistics business development Asia-Pacific. Mitchell has fifteen years’ operational experience in the pharmaceutical logistics industry, with the bulk of those years spent with Melbourne-based Sigma Company.
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Ban on U.S. Carriers Postponed
Venezuela agrees to talks with U.S.
The Venezuelan government says it will delay a ban on flights by most U.S. airlines until March 30 in order to allow both sides further time to negotiate.
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Be Agile or Be Fragile
Perhaps the most compelling attribute of today’s business environment is its accelerating change.
Beth Enslow
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Be There or Beware
Policy makers, central bankers, economists and the media speak of "globalization" as if it represents a homogenous phenomenon.
Jaime Quintana
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Better Forecast for Euro Zone
The European Commission has upwardly revised its economic growth forecast for the 12 countries that use the euro, predicting 2.6 percent growth this year over last year’s 1.4 percent.
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Brazil Highlights Importance of Reform for U.S. Sugar Program
At the trade ministers' meeting to negotiate the terms of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, a senior Brazilian official said that Brazil would be unable to agree to a deal unless the "protectionist" U.S. sugar program is substantially reformed.
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Brazilian Tariff Cuts
Brazil’s foreign minister says his country will propose a series of cuts in industrial tariffs in order to do its part in advancing global trade talks.
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 | Break Bulk Handling in South China
The massive growth of manufacturing within Asia is presenting opportunities for consolidation and break bulk on an unprecedented scale.
Vincent Wong and Neil Landeg
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Bric Countries Flex Their Muscles
A new report by the BBC on the emergence of the next generation of world players warns that developed nations should not underestimate the power of the Brazil, Russia, India and China—known collectively as the Brics.
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Bridges to Fertile Ground
Many US companies shy away from expanding their business in Asia because of concerns about Asian economies and because of cultural and regulatory impediments.
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Bulgaria Closer to EU Accession
Target date set for January 1
Bulgaria’s chances of joining the EU on January 1 are somewhat improved, according to an EU official who recently praised the country’s progress on various reforms.
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Bush supports Russia's efforts to join WTO
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Bush will meet in February in the Slovak city of Bratislava to discuss a range of issues, including Russia's efforts to join the World Trade Organization.
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Business Confidence Up in South Africa
South Africa’s business confidence edged up in March after falling sharply in February, but rampant domestic spending remained a concern, the South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) reported in April.
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By the Numbers
What will be the effect of Katrina on Louisiana's farm exports?
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CAFTA-DR Trade Boost
The newly implemented U.S. Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) will provide significant opportunities to U.S. manufacturers, states a report by Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI.
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California Biotech Seeking EU Partnerships
Meeting with leading large pharmaceutical firms headquartered in Europe, fifteen California biotechnology companies report potential partnership deals that could be worth up to a total of $400 million in 2 years or more.
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