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Mexico conference: Uncertainty well-balanced with optimism

Automotive Logistics

While a degree of uncertainty over the future of free trade between Mexico and its Nafta neighbours to the north once again hung over discussions at this year’s Automotive Logistics Mexico conference, it was more than matched by confidence in the future of the automotive sector. vehicles were exported last year, up 12% on 2016.

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Changing lives in 30 countries during 2018 thanks to the Brazilian experience

World Food Programme Logistics

It organized, co-organized or participated in around 20 high-level events to strengthen advocacy for South-South cooperation, Zero Hunger and school feeding. In 2016, a delegation from Kenya visited Brazil. Study visit of Senegal and Sierra Leone to Brazil, in September 2018. million children in the next five years.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. April 26, 2016 (today) marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019. I’ve spoken at this event in the past, but this year I came mainly to learn and network with the attendees (over 600 this year, a new record). Customs Info in 2014, MK Data Services in 2015 and Datamyne in 2016).

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Navigating an uncertain future

Automotive Logistics

The finished vehicle logistics sector needs to find better ways to communicate and collaborate to meet the challenges of an uncertain future, delegates at this year’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference in California were told in March. Marcus Williams reports.

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Smart Lagos: Status, prospects and opportunities

247 Customs Broker

Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, stopped by in August 2016. In June 2016, the Lagos State government signed a memorandum of understanding with Dubai Holdings LLC, owners of Smart City (Dubai) LLC, “to develop sustainable, smart, globally connected knowledge-based communities that drive a knowledge economy.”

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Navigating an uncertain future

Automotive Logistics

The finished vehicle logistics sector needs to find better ways to communicate and collaborate to meet the challenges of an uncertain future, delegates at this year’s Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference in California were told in March. Marcus Williams reports.