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Eight Interesting Curiosities About Container Ships

MTS Logistics

Container ships definitely affect the environment. If the shipping industry were a country, it would be the sixth most polluting country in the world. For instance, it is estimated that since 2005 to 2012, Somali pirates alone have seized 149 ships, making more than $300 million in ransoms. Pirates are still a big deal.

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

Ship Monk

The ‘00s saw the launch of several companies that are still big names today, like Etsy in 2005, Shopify in 2006, and BigCommerce in 2009. In 2005, Amazon introduced Amazon Prime, setting the precedent for lightning-fast shipping speeds and a higher quality of service for online shoppers. We want to hear from you! Shoot us a line here.

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Big Data: The Driving Force of Supply Chains

Morai Logistics

Industry experts believe that supply chains must continue to utilize Big data to improve efficiency, transparency and immediacy. . Our industry is seeing a growing need for Big Data, with an even greater emphasis on understanding how to use it. The concept of Big Data was developed in 2005, by Roger Magoulas.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

Being definitive about threats or objectives certainly helps in answering the question ‘is the military prepared?’ There is no guarantee that the architects of strategy will heed the results of planning as events outpace the products of industrious minds, or proclivities and politics prevail. 1] ADDP 00.2 3] Galvin, T., 4] Betts.,

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2-Day Shipping 2-torial

Ship Monk

While a hundred years ago you’d be lucky to get a package across the country in a few weeks, over the last twenty years the ecommerce industry has completely changed customer expectations. Prior to the launch of Prime in 2005, 2-Day shipping was unheard of (forget FREE 2-Day shipping). The remarketing possibilities are abundant!

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A 3PL Exec, a Fleet Owner, and a Media Queen walk into a bar…And What Happened Showed Humanity Around Taxes

GlobalTranz

As it turns out, it was one of the better known media professionals in the logistics and transportation industries. We were chatting about the burden of over-regulation throughout the industry , when one of the top-shelf leaders in the entire industry appeared at the entrance to the bar area. My favorite topics.

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7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

The definition above is not from any textbook, but is simply one that I’m sure you’ll agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to arrive at. Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. Now for those statistics I mentioned.