Born 217 Years ago today, 2nd April 1805, Hans Christian Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. They consist of 156 stories across nine volumes and translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West’s collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in …
The freeports, freezones & SEZs area is one of the most important, dynamic & fast moving fields of international trade. This year, #AICE2022 will bring together top multilateral institutions, leading private enterprises, and new suppliers. Don’t miss out on this wonderful chance to interact and network with the best in the industry. Come join …
Great report from the EU Wise Persons Group on the Future of Customs presented today by Arancha González Laya. Happy to have contributed to this important work. This is the roadmap for the future of customs in EU. The report will be published by the EU Commission today. Read the report here:Report
We are extremely proud for being on the TIME Magazine 100 most influential list. Again. This time for our commitment to decarbonizing our industry. 2021 was an extraordinary year for us in Maersk in so many ways, not only for an outstanding result – but evn more for our think-leadership role in reshaping our …
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has joined East African Community (EAC). Congratulations. We have for many years worked with the EAC Secretariat & EAC countries to mordernize & reform customs, borders & trade. This is another leap forward for EAC & the entire East African region. TradeMark East Africa has for decades done …
Important WCO-WTO paper about how Customs can benefit from blockchain, IoT and AI. To read the report, click here: https://lnkd.in/guHeT3gS
Another day, another meeting. Great meeting with management of our Africa region today
This deal with Einride is in line with our aims to become net zero in 2040 across our entire business. In A.P Möller-Maersk we have commited to electrify our North American businesses through a five-year agreement with Swedish freight technology company Einride AB and it includes the use of 300 electric heavy-duty trucks. Einride …
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It is getting closer to the end of an era. he is still scoring goals in Serie A, also playing for the Swedish nationalbteam aiming for the World Cup later this year. Zlatan Ibrahimovics contract expired this summer, but AC Milan wants to renew for another year.
The recent Economist Impact Roundtable produced some excellent insights into effectively streamlining Asia-Pacific supply chains through better integration. Download our in-depth summary report to learn more about the valuable observations put forth by our panel of experts. https://lnkd.in/gFnpuvRb
Don’t miss the event of the year. Tune into our free webinar, ‘Global Trade and Customs Consultancy Thought-Leadership Roundtable’ on Thursday, 7 April at 4:30 PM (CET), to hear views from experts from the World Customs Organization (WCO), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), The South African Association of Freight Forwarders and Maersk (Ricardo Treviño …
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Building on the success of previous years and recognizing the importance of facilitating trade to tackle COVID-19, the United Kingdom (UK) announced today a three year extension of its partnership between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on trade facilitation …
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World Trade Organization tomorrow starts its onöine Global Supply Chains Forum at 16:15 CET: Get ready to explore the challenges & opportunities facing supplychain partners of all regions, sectors and sizes, and to discuss how we can shape sustainable, inclusive solution. Check out morebhere: bit.ly/3sFxMiE
Thanks to Emirates, I finally get the opportunity to see Edgar Wrigth’s film, ‘The Spark Brothers – The Spark Brothers – 50 years, 25 albums, 345 songs. Unlimited genious’’.’. About one of my youth’s biggest favorite bands, The Sparks. The best (American) British band ever. A fantastic documentary film about two geniuses. Highly recommended. …
Great to be back on the road to meet good old friends again in real life. In Dubai I was catching up with manuöy of them this week, line one of the best professionals of our area, Kevin McAleenan, former Commissioner of USCBP & Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security. Great to see …
Breakfast at an airport in the middle of the night. It was something I often had – before the pandemic. And now again. This week in Dubai has really convinced me that we are on our way to recovery from the Covid pandemic. People on airplanes, hotels & restaurants. Lots of people on the …
Today it was the Customs-Trade-Border Day of the IBMATA 2022 Summit in Dubai. I moderated two panels & interview sessions with high level officals, including Ricardo Treviño Chapa Deputy Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Dr. Samir Hamrouni CEO of World FZO, His Excellency Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free …
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Day 2 of the IBMATA 2022 Middle East Summit. Today it is time for Customs, borders & world trade. I have the honor to moderate the sessions today with an amazing number of high-level leaders & experts from the world in key notes, panels & one-to-one interviews.
Don’t miss the event of the year in Dubai next week, 15-16 March. I will be there moderating the Customs part of the summit and we have an amazing line up speakers and panelists. IBMATA is the leading think-tank for border innovation globally. We want you involved, see you there. You find the agenda …
New report by Kommerskollegium | National Board of Trade Sweden: “Learning by Using Free Trade Agreements”. Main findings: ✅Firms learn to use free trade agreements by making repeated import transactions (“learning by doing”), time active in trade is of less importance ✅Using various suppliers is more important than importing different products for achieving high …
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