2009 Events Examples 
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 11, 2022
11 th in 2009 and subsequently adopted by other e-commerce platforms and retailers. For example, the gross merchandise volume of Alibaba Tmall has increased from $5 billion in 2013 to $78 billion in 2020 as below chart. In the past the event was only held on Nov.11 This year’s event featured two sales windows on Nov.1-3
Logistics Business Magazine
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Single people mark the occasion by spoiling and treating themselves to gifts and presents, but it wasn’t until Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba chose the date to offer heavily discounted merchandise on its platform for 24 hours, starting at midnight on the 11th November, 2009, that Singles’ Day became a major commercial event.
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Logistics Business Magazine
APRIL 22, 2022
Ahead of the WOF SUMMIT , which takes place in Vienna on 4 th -5 th May, we caught up with Chief Commercial Officer of the WOF Group Christoph Grasl and asked him about this inaugural event. From 2009 he became MD of one of the leading air and sea cargo forwarders in Austria and had the Regional Director role for Central Eastern Europe.
Trinity Logistics
AUGUST 23, 2024
I can answer some of those questions and share with you my thoughts, experiences, and observations of this impactful event in LTL history. It almost put them into filing for bankruptcy in 2009. Is the last time we’ll see an industry-shaking event in the LTL space? Likely not.
Freightos
APRIL 24, 2016
Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Significance.
Logistics Business Magazine
MARCH 5, 2024
Recent events appear similarly momentous, putting global shipping in a precarious position and highlighting endemic issues. For example, Transporeon data shows that container shipping prices from Asia to Europe have recently spiked by 300%. The result? And with no end to disruption in sight, this may just be the start!
Airfreight Logistics
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
From November 7 through 10, 2019, Beijing will be hosting the top-flight esports event — the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM). As Official Logistics Partner of ESL, of which the IEM is part, DHL is responsible for the event logistics in Beijing. It is also the first time that IEM is being held as a stand-alone event in China.
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