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Logistics M+A Boom Echoes into New Year
2016-01-07 22:12:37| Logistics - Topix.net
With 2015 winding up as a boom year for mergers and acquisitions in the logistics industry, a new report reveals that nearly 48% of shippers regard M+A activity in logistics as a positive and just over 39% embrace the M+A frenzy because they prefer full-service logistics providers that offer a wider geographical reach. That's per the latest bi-yearly Hot Trends outlook issued by eft Supply Chain and Logistics Business Intelligence , a unit of U.K-based Eyefortransport Ltd. The report, based on the firm's industry knowledge as well as the opinions of 300 supply chain and logistics executives, also found that over 60% of those surveyed currently use or will use predictive analytics by 2018.
Colombias palm oil boom blighted by bloody past and violent present
2016-01-06 02:06:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: With Indonesia and Malaysia providing around 85 percent of the global palm oil supply, it can be easy to forget who the next major players are. But Colombia, backed by intensive plantation development, is now the worlds fourth largest producer. Proponents of the countrys palm oil boom boast it has thus far avoided the forest destruction and environmental damage synonymous with operations elsewhere, particularly in South East Asia. However, the expansion in production appears increasingly to be...
VIDEO: Indian start-ups: Boom or bubble?
2015-12-31 10:35:19| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Is the start-up boom in India actually a bubble in danger of bursting in 2016?
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Manitex Struggling As The Boom Cycle Goes Bust
2015-12-30 14:43:15| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Every market day, we select up to 20 of our authors' top long and short ideas, exclusively for PRO subscribers. A sharp decline in energy capex has led to double-digit contractions in Manitex's core crane operations and squeezed margins while the balance sheet remains heavy with debt.
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Hundreds to lose mine jobs as boom days end
2015-12-23 17:23:43| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Hundreds of mining jobs around Australia are set to go in 2016 as the final construction projects from the China resources boom near completion. With major projects like Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill and Chevron's Gorgon LNG edging towards the end of the construction phase, thousands of workers are looking for new work in a much weaker economy.
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