Distribution facilities must increasingly be near end consumers: Prologis VP (with video)

The coronavirus pandemic has solidified the status of e-commerce in the global economy while becoming even more a part of modern life, said Melinda McLaughlin, vice president, global head of research for Prologis.

“What happened really was COVID-19 pulled a lot of adoption that would have happened and customers were, frankly, planning for over three, five, to 10 years, but pulled it all into one year,” McLaughlin said. “So when we emerge from this crisis, it’s not like we go back on that...

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Defence Troops Deployed To Help Contain COVID-19 on Bulk Carrier

  • Australian soldiers are being deployed to Port Hedland to help contain a coronavirus outbreak on a bulk carrier that last changed crews in the seafaring city of Manila.
  • The ship, which was scheduled to collect manganese ore which is used in steel production, is anchored off Port Hedland on the coast of Western Australia.
  • Seventeen of the 21-crew members on the ship have tested positive for the virus.
  • Ten of the infected crew have been moved to hotel quarantine while seven infected workers...

https://mfame.guru/defence-troops-deployed-to-help-contain-covid-19-on-bulk-carrier/

TECOM: Modernizing Training, Education Will Be a Focus for Marines In FY 2022

Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, wait in line at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Sept. 22, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

If the commandant of the Marine Corps has focused his attention in his first year on the job tackling a Force Design 2030 effort to reshape how the Marine Corps gears up for a modern battlefield, the next year will focus on the training and manning issues that follow – ensuring the entire man, train and equip portfolio are brought up to date,...

Navy Union Associates With UN To Aid Stranded Seafarers

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has left around four lakh global seafarers, including thousands of Indians, stranded on ships.
  • At this juncture, India’s oldest union of merchant navy officers MUI has collaborated with the United Nations to assist these sailors.
  • The oldest union of merchant navy officers has announced to collaborate with the UN to help resolve individual cases of Indian seafarers through SCAT established by the IMO.
  • MUI through the SCAT mechanism will provide round-the-clock advice,...

https://mfame.guru/navy-union-associates-with-un-to-aid-stranded-seafarers/

Organizers cancel in-person 2021 GATS events amid coronavirus uncertainty

GATS cancels truck show in 2021

Organizers of the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) announced Friday that they are canceling in-person activities for the annual event in 2021 because of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s the second major trade show to cancel in-person gatherings for 2021 because of COVID-19.

“After weighing the many considerations that go into an event of the size and scope of the Great American Trucking Show, Randall-Reilly has made the difficult decision to not produce the in-person show in...

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Photos: NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner Brings Together 7 NATO Nations

NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner Brings Together 7 NATO Nations

Seven NATO Allies are participating in the NATO exercise Dynamic Mariner-20 (DYMR20) off the coast of France.

Exercise Dynamic Mariner tests NATO’s Response Force Maritime Component (NRF/M) and interoperability with NATO forces, enhancing flexibility and improving the ability to work together among Allied nations. It runs between 25 September and 8 October 2020.

The exercise brings together 31 surface ships, 2 submarines, 3 maritime patrol aircraft, and other air assets, from Belgium, France,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/photos-nato-exercise-dynamic-mariner-brings-together-7-nato-nations/

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