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World Trade 100’s blog space allows visitors can read opinions and comments about industry topics of the day. Visitors are encouraged to respond by making their comments known as well. In this space, you will read blog posts from the Editor in Chief, Perry Trunick, our Associate Editor, Josh Foster, and we have a special space for our industry partners to make blog posts as well. To learn more about submitting blog content, visit our Partners Blog page!

Supply Chain Disruptions

November 9, 2011
2011 has seen supply chains disrupted by natural disasters. Rethinking the supply chain in the face of these disruptions is key in avoiding them in the future.
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WT100 iPubs Take Off

November 3, 2011
Over 1,200 people have downloaded the WT100 iPad app. Have you?
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The Panama Canal Expansion: How It's Affecting Traders

May 31, 2011
The expansion of the Panama Canal, which is scheduled for completion in 2014, is affecting the trade community in myriad ways. Of course, the impact means different things to different
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How Important is the Suez Canal to Global Trade?

February 5, 2011
Very important. While oil tankers used to be the primary vessels plying this key “short cut,” last year roughly 40 percent of the total 18,000 transits were made by containerships,
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South Carolina Ports Clears a Green Hurdle

August 30, 2010
The S.C. State Ports Authority and an environmental group concerned about air quality issues related to the development agreed in early August to end their long-running legal battle over a
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Iceland's Volcano Does a Number on Global Supply Chains

April 24, 2010
The vulnerability of global supply chains was evidenced yet again with this month’s volcano in Iceland, which crippled air cargo throughout Europe for days.In South Carolina, the BMW Manufacturing Co.
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The Green Road Ahead

February 16, 2010
The disappointing outcome of December’s global climate change conference in Copenhagen was probably inevitable given the myriad issues on the table-a big table that included leaders from around the world.
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BMW Shifts Gears, Port of Charleston Unfazed

January 24, 2010
The Port of Charleston is apparently unbowed by an announcement that BMW has signed a five-year deal to import as many as 50,000 new vehicles a year through Baltimore beginning
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Management Change Planned for Jafza's South Carolina Project

December 5, 2009
Amidst the turmoil of the Dubai World debt crisis, subtle changes are coming to the management of Dubai-based Jafza International’s development of a massive logistics park near Santee, South Carolina.The
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Copenhagen or Bust

November 30, 2009
Copenhagen or Bust
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