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Highlights from the BGSA Conference with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben Gordon and Joe Lynch discuss highlights from the BGSA Conference , an annual event designed to bring together top industry leaders from all segments of the supply chain and provides an intimate and candid setting where CEOs and leaders can privately network and explore ideas with their peers.

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Experts Warn 2020 will be The Worst Hurricane Season In Years: Is Your Company Ready to Weather the Storm?

Blue Grace Logistics

Major weather events pose a significant disruption for supply chains, and hurricanes are no exception. Major weather events pose a significant disruption for supply chains, and hurricanes are no exception. Whether it’s a backup supplier in the case of a material shortage; or a different carrier for when capacity gets tight.

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How climate and coronavirus forced people into debt and hunger

World Food Programme Logistics

But this year the lean season was longer and harsher as a result of a confluence of terrible events. when food stocks and savings from the previous farming season are depleted before the new harvest has begun.

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Thought Leadership Updates with Brian Petrie

Now, That's Logistics

Latest global news – The World Bank unveiled a $50 million initiative to repair and restore Ukraine’s transportation network to provide immediate humanitarian aid, facilitate recovery, and enhance the capacity of import and export routes.

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Airbus Foundation and THAI Deliver School Supplies to Narathiwat Province

Airfreight Logistics

THAI and the Airbus Foundation have jointly organized five goodwill delivery flights since 2011, transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid, medical equipment, clothes, toys and school supplies. Students of the International School of Toulouse collected and carefully assembled the kits.

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Ants, bird eggs and fox howls

World Food Programme Logistics

which sends out alerts all year round about impending weather events?—?was The Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and the Civil Protection of the European Commission (ECHO) is not responsible for the use that can be made of the information it contains. was one area of collaboration.

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The night the rains came

World Food Programme Logistics

Flood waters subsided fairly quickly from the refugee camps but there was still evidence of the event the following day. Photo: WFP/Nihab Rahman Events such as these are traumatic for anyone, but for Montaz and her family it signifies loss at a time when they already have very little.