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Mark LaCour & The Oil and Gas Global Network - Uptime Logistics

On this episode, Mark details the “double-black swan” events of 2020 and how the industry has been impacted globally. Mark and Doug make predictions for the future of the market and how to navigate the unique challenges experts face today. Learn about the future of drilling and processing operations in the US and around the world including infrastructure development in the Congo basin.

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Global Trade This Week – LIVE – February 15th, 2021

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+Freight Congestion from Factory to Port
+Blockchain's Quantum Computing Concerns
+Heading into an Anti Trust or Price Fixing Situation?
+The Package Theft Problem and its Impacts

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Global Trade This Week – LIVE – February 9th, 2021

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+Freight Congestion from Factory to Port
+Blockchain's Quantum Computing Concerns
+Heading into an Anti Trust or Price Fixing Situation?
+The Package Theft Problem and its Impacts

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Global Trade This Week – LIVE – February 3rd, 2021

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+Freight Congestion from Factory to Port
+Blockchain's Quantum Computing Concerns
+Heading into an Anti Trust or Price Fixing Situation?
+The Package Theft Problem and its Impacts

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Global Trade This Week – LIVE – January 25th, 2021

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+Freight Congestion from Factory to Port
+Blockchain's Quantum Computing Concerns
+Heading into an Anti Trust or Price Fixing Situation?
+The Package Theft Problem and its Impacts

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Global Trade This Week – LIVE – January 19th, 2021

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+China Reporting an Economic Come Back
+High Import Cargo Grinding Ports to a Halt
+TSA New Security Plan for Cargo
+How Will New Administration Impact Energy?

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Global Trade This Week – Episode 11

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+Vaccine Theft - Physical and Cyber Security
+Supply Chain and Logistics Impacted but Immune to COVID slowdown?
+How will the next administration’s attitude toward trade impact current production backlogs?
+Dispersed Logistics - Is It a Growing Trend?

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Global Trade This Week – Episode 10

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:

+ Impact of “Nuclear Insurance Verdicts” on the Trucking Industry
+ The Automation of the Logistics Process - OCR and BOTS
+ AR & VR ( Augmented and Virtual Reality) in Maintenance & Training
+ What will it take for logistics to finally innovate with big data?

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CalPortland & Innovations in Cement Production - Uptime Logistics

On this episode of Uptime Logistics our host, Doug Draper of Acme Distribution hosts two experts from cement producer CalPortland. Tina McIntyre and Bill Jerald of CalPortland discuss new trends in the cement production industry including a basic overview of the process, sustainability efforts, and material science.

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MineConnect & Advanced Mining Technologies - Uptime Logistics

Today on Uptime Logistics, Doug Draper meets with Paul Bradette - Executive Director of MineConnect - to discuss advanced mining technologies. In addition to important safety and productivity improvements, these newer technologies are also playing a role in green and sustainability initiatives. Listen to today’s show to learn about Battery Electric Vehicles and more in the world of mining!

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Global Trade This Week – Episode 7

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:

+Any Winners in the Trade War?
+1,900 Containers Lost or Damaged on ONE Boxship - Apus
+Why Buying Insurance is Better than Suffering Maritime Casualties
+Clear the Way for a Logistic S#!t Show in Q1 and Q2

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Restructuring & Reimagining: Leading a Post-Pandemic Workplace with Wayne Cascio - Uptime Logistics

Today on Uptime Logistics, Doug looks at the human resources side of uptime - especially now in a post-pandemic workplace. There’s an interesting dichotomy right now of companies fighting to survive and others that can’t seem to grow fast enough. In either case there are some lessons to be learned, and Dr. Wayne Cascio is the perfect person to communicate the latest insights.

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Global Trade This Week – Episode 5

What’s going on in Global Trade this Week? Find out with Pete Mento of the TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+New COVID Vaccines and the Challenges of Cold Supply Chain & Storage
+Security & Visibility Tools to Explode in 2021 through Logistics Technology (Log Tech)
+Hyperloop Saga - How Applicable Is It Now?
+Insourcing Logistics for Increased User Experience

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Global Trade This Week – Episode 4

What’s going on in Global Trade this week? Check out this new collaborative podcast series with Pete Mento of TradeGeek podcast and Doug Draper of the Uptime Logistics podcast.

Today, Doug and Pete cover:
+Trade Predictions for the 2020 Holiday Season
+New Policies for the New Year?
+Global Impacts of Brexit and How to Prepare
+Interview with UK Trade Expert Ian Richardson

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