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The Boom Box Replaced By The iPod

10xLogistics

As you know I have been arguing for a while that while capacity has decreased what has been missed in almost all the analysis is the miniaturization of product resulting in, of course, far less truckloads needed. The ipod was rolled out in October 2001 - it is now May 2013 - better late than never. albeit a bit late.

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Will the Afghanistan Takeover Bolster China’s Trade Clout in Central Asia?

MTS Logistics

Prior to September 11, 2001, the Taliban had already been not recognized by most countries in the world. Additionally, Afghanistan is of course home to a huge poppy growing operation, which was previously controlled largely by Western countries in efforts to prevent illegal drugs such as heroin from leaving Afghanistan.

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Gothenburg Named Top Swedish Logistics Location

Logistics Business Magazine

It is an honourable award that we place great value on, and it is of course nice to be recognized together with the region’s other actors in the field of logistics. The high-profile list of the best logistics locations in Sweden has been published since 2001.

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The History of eCommerce: From the 1960s to the 2020s

Ship Monk

Of course, bad times don’t last forever, and, slowly but surely, stock exchanges recovered and were stabilized by 2001. Many technology companies — including Webvan, a pioneer of online grocery services — declared bankruptcy and ceased operations.

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Successful Cargo Space Delivery

Freightos

And of course having unusual cargo, an unusual carrier and an unusual destination, calls for an unusual cargo vessel. Up there in the space-bound cargo stakes, in 2001, Pizza Hut became the first company in history to deliver pizza to residents living in outer space. International Space Station. Forwarders Get Ready For Outer Space.

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Commercial Trucking: The Battle of the VMT Tax

Blue Grace Logistics

Since 2001 the HTF has consistently spent more than it generates through highway and transit programs. Although costs are uncertain, capital and implementation costs would, of course, cannibalize a portion of the revenue. The shortfall has been covered mainly by the $144 billion it’s received from the Treasury’s general fund.

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Operation Warden, logistics and what happened next – the final part to ‘Logistics ‘unpreparedness’ and the International Forces East Timor mission in 1999’

Logistics in War

The DC, in early 2001, agreed to ‘the need for a joint study team to be commissioned …. ‘to Operation Astute, of course, was not of the same size as Operation Warden and the logistics burden was much less – even in the context of providing such support while operations in the Middle-east were well and truly underway.