Swedish pole vault jumper Mondo Duplantis did 6.16 in Stockholm tonight. Insane. 6.16. This is the biggest star of track & field in the world right now.
The World Customs Organization has held its annual assembly 2022, The Council Session. You can read the outcome report here: http://www.wcoomd.org/en/media/newsroom/2022/june/outcomes-of-the-2022-wco-council-sessions.aspx
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Here is the UNCTAD outcome report ’Data and Digitalization for the Logistics of E-Commerce’ from eCommerce Week 2022, where I had the privilege to participate. Listen to the report here: https://youtu.be/7mx6YHg8Ze4
’Global trade is not going into reverse’. A very interesting interview with our CEO Søren Skou in FT, where he also addresses MeToo related matters. US and European companies spreading production around Asia rather than reshoring, shipping group chief claims. Globalisation is not unravelling but the era of ever greater reductions in barriers to …
The pandemic and war in Ukraine have speeded up the transformation Supply chains are the fibres out of which the past decades’ globalisation is woven. Time and again they have allowed intrepid outward-looking manufacturers to undercut their stay-at-home competitors and component-makers to find roles in new markets. Networks of aircraft, email and container ships, not …
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Our chair met up with Captain Richard Phillips who protected his crew against pirates on Maersk Alabama in 2009, a well known story also documented in the blockbuster movie starrring Tom Hanks. Amazing. The Maersk Alabama hijacking led to a series of maritime events that began on 9 April 2009, when four pirates in …
Reuters in an article writes that Saudi Arabia has amended its rules on imports from other Gulf Cooperation Council countries to exclude goods made in free zones or using Israeli input from preferential tariff concessions, in a bid to challenge the United Arab Emirates’ status as the region’s trade and business hub. Despite being …
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IBMATA are pleased to announce our inaugural Border Management & Technologies Summit Europe conference and exhibition which will take place in London on the 11th-13th July 2022 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London. These are the confirmed soeakers; Kevin Foster MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Future Borders and Immigration) Steve …
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The winners of the Multimodal Awards 2022 will be announced on June 14th, but we already have reason to celebrate. Your vote has helped us get shortlisted in 3 categories this year – 3PL, Air Cargo Company and Sea Freight Company of the Year! Additionally, Maersk has also been named a finalist for the …
There are news from everywhere about travel chaos at airports. Lufthansa is the latest airline to announce hundreds of cancelled flights for the summer as the travel industry struggles to cope under the pressure following the pandemic. During the Covid-19 crises the airlines and travel industry went through a never before seen crises. The …
Register now for the 1st-ever Trade Facilitation Innovation Days, co-organized by Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation UNCTAD & the World Trade Organization. Join government officials, business leaders & experts to accelerate the solutions needed to make trade easier & less costly around the world. http://bit.ly/3NhTssG
The new episode of TradeSplaining (33), the #1 podcadt on trade, supplychains, borders & customs is out. And I am back! Episode 33 features the latest on the Big Tech front, what the future holds for ESG, China’s exports and more. TS producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger also gives her thoughts on the vibe shift …
I have been a few days in Geneva to meet with institutions and customers. It is always great to be back in city I have visited and worked in a lot the last decades. While geeting some rain on the first day the beautiful Geneva showed her best yesterday and today. Good meetings. I …
Each year, Gartner researches the supply chains of hundreds of companies and scores them using a mix of qualitative (financials, ESG) and quantitative (community opinion) data. This year, Cisco retains the top slot. Schneider Electric, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson and PepsiCo round out the top five. The top performers offer valuable lessons in supply …
We are proud to announce the closing of the acquisition of Senator International, a well-renowned global company in freight forwarding. “We are delighted to welcome the Senator team to our Maersk family. As a global provider of integrated logistics, we are improving our ability to provide end-to-end solutions to our customers. With Senator on …
This weekend we ended our hike finalizing the last legs of the West Highland Way with our best friends. The final three legs of the 154 K long trail were the best with amazing scenary and increadible nature. We walked from Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse. Then the Devils’ Staircase to Kinglochlevan. We then …
Some jobs have very clear lines between when you’re “on” and when you’re “off,” while in others the lines are blurred — or potentially nonexistent. That makes not being distracted by work, especially mentally, a major challenge. This can lead to sitting at dinner while your daughter tells a story about her day, but …
Today I was invited as single key note guest speaker about ’Digitalization of Customs and Borders’ at a online webinar with the White House and various invited participants from cross U.S. Government departments, institutions and agencies. It was a great session with many excellent questions after my predentstion and a good diaoigue. An honor …