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  • Worker in an orange suit cutting metal with a torch sending sparks at a coastal scrapyard
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    The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: What Is It and How To Stay Compliant

    On 10/1/23, the EU’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism came into effect. If you are importing products into the EU with steel, iron, or aluminum, learn how to meet compliance here.

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  • Aerial view of the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal with control building and lock gates
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    What You Need To Know About the Impact of the Panama Canal on Global Logistics

    Due to a severe drought impacting water levels in the Panama Canal, ocean carriers on the TPEB have announced some services to the East and Gulf Coasts will need to transit through the Suez Canal.

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  • Person standing beside large stacks of white-wrapped aid bales on pallets in a bare warehouse
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    Strengthening Partnerships: Flexport.org Visits the UNHCR Refugee Programs in Ethiopia

    Dave Hartman, Senior Program Manager of Global Aid for Flexport.org, visited the UNHCR refugee programs in Ethiopia to learn more about how they’re receiving, warehousing, and distributing goods.

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  • Aerial view of a container ship cutting through rough, churning ocean waves
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    What Is Cargo Insurance and How Does It Work?

    Cargo insurance covers many risks associated when transporting goods by sea, air, road, or rail by protecting against financial losses due to loss of or damage to cargo in transit.

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  • Man in blue sweater and glasses works on a laptop while talking on the phone in a plant-filled office
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    How Do Ocean Cargo Claims Processes Work?

    Learn the intricacies of the ocean cargo claims process, from pre-claim notifications to negotiating settlements, discover the steps involved.

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  • Shadow of an airplane cast over a dense green forest canopy seen from above
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    Decarbonizing the Aviation Sector: Introducing Flexport’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Program

    Flexport’s new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program enables clients to reduce life cycle carbon emissions by supporting the substitution of traditional jet fuel with a lower-carbon alternative.

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  • A man holds a small smiling child wearing a knit hat among a crowd of people gathered outdoors
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    2023 Flexport.org Impact Report: A Look Back at Supplying Help for Humanity

    Flexport.org is proud to share its inaugural Impact Report, a comprehensive look at the organization’s humanitarian impact from January 2022 to July 2023 in response to global crises.

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  • Semi-truck driving on a highway at dusk with headlights on and streetlights glowing.
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    Update on Flexport’s Trucking Business

    Flexport has acquired Convoy’s technology stack and is planning to retain a small group of team members from their core product and engineering team.

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