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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Wheeler Machinery on Keeping Heavy Equipment in Production - Uptime Logistics

Wheeler Machinery supports its customers with heavy equipment and parts. They are primarily an official Caterpillar dealer, though they also carry other complementary product lines to support production.

Chris Williams and Justin Semadeni with Wheeler Machinery discuss how they provide their customers uptime through helping balance their inventory and equipment.

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Global Trade This Week – Episode 3

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:
+Warehouse Automation: Rise of the Robots!
+New Wave of Lockdowns - Are we more or less ready?
+Death of the Modern Day Cowboy? Trucking Owner Operators
+WTO’s New Head - Is Candidate Selection Changing?

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The Importance of Logistics in Your Reliability & Maintenance Strategy

Maintenance professionals look to CAP Logistics and Mobius Institute when they want to minimize operational downtime. Join our Two-Part Webinar to learn about best practices in reliability and how logistics is crucial to maximizing uptime.

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Global Trade This Week – Episode 2

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:

+Customs seizing goods from China from forced labor violations
+Growth of large item and white glove delivery services
+Combating counterfeit goods
+Growing BOPIS Trend - Buy Online, Pickup In Store.

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FreeWave Precision Ag: Connecting Farm Operations

FreeWave Technologies’ Precision Ag solutions help connect farm operations in an intelligent way. John Stratton, Software Product Line Manager, joins Doug Draper to discuss these emerging technologies. FreeWave’s remote and rugged condition monitoring and communication tools use long range radio equipment, edge computing devices, and comprehensive data analytics to improve decision making cycles and operational success.

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