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APLA 20th Latin America Logistic Meeting Summary

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Mexico

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Chile

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Argentina

August 09, 2018

The consolidation of the shipping industry, the challenge of rising oil prices, the upcoming IMO 2020 and other environmental regulations and Latin America’s serious infrastructure deficit were among the topics discussed by leading executives of the chemicals, petrochemicals and logistics sectors during APLA’s 20th Latin America Logistic Meeting, which was held in Santiago in May 2018.

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