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Logistics Cyclists raise £225,000 for Transaid

Logistics Business Magazine

Maddy Matheson, Head of Fundraising for Transaid, says: “Ever since our first Cycle Challenge in Malawi, back in 2006, we’ve enjoyed excellent support from riders across the industry, and this year was no different. We had two fantastic groups, each passionate about our life-saving work.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Two books on McLean are published in 2006, marking the 50th anniversary of the first commercial intermodal container service. Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Significance. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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Ever Given Freed from the Suez Canal but Impact on Global Trade Continues

3PL Insights

In 2006 the Okal King Dor became stuck in the canal due to sandstorms and high winds causing the ship to drift at an angle into the banks. Although this isn’t the first time a ship has blocked passage through the canal this has turned into one of the costliest events. However, this is not entirely true.

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DHL Global Forwarding’s Announces Multimodal Solution for Australian and New Zealand Importers

Logistics Manager

In providing innovative solutions due to recent worldwide events, DHL Global Forwarding has announced a multimodal option that brings cost-savings to Australian and New Zealand businesses importing goods from Europe. billion (AU$47 billion) in 2006 to €40.7 New Zealand ranks Europe as its top source of imports, accounting for €8.7

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DHL Global Forwarding’s Announces Multimodal Solution for Australian and New Zealand Importers

Airfreight Logistics

In providing innovative solutions due to recent worldwide events, DHL Global Forwarding has announced a multimodal option that brings cost-savings to Australian and New Zealand businesses importing goods from Europe. billion (AU$47 billion) in 2006 to €40.7 New Zealand ranks Europe as its top source of imports, accounting for €8.7

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4th Annual 3PL Summit in Atlanta - June 26th to the 28th

Blog on Log

This is the 4th year of the event, which seems to get bigger and better each year. I will be participating on the following panels: Monday, June 26, 2006 14:00 - 15:00 Pre-Summit Workshop 1: Open debate about performance metrics and pricing strategies. Next week is the big, and getting more influential 3Pl Summit in Atlanta.

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

Ship Monk

Towards the tail end of the ‘60s, three key events happened in quick succession: In 1968, The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) commissioned the world’s first routers. In 1969, the military developed ARPANET to ensure that critical lines of communication would be maintained in the event of a nuclear attack.