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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The global supply chain industry has by default, a large environmental impact, through its carbon footprint. We are committed to preparing the supply chains of the future. Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France.

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5 Reasons Why Carriers Are Customer-Obsessed

Freightos

Open up LinkedIn and check out the profile of senior salesperson at a freight forwarder or carrier and you’ll probably see several top-tier providers as previous employers. In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We This holds for freight.

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Bringing Freight Online with WebCargoNet and Freightos

Freightos

Bringing Freight Online With WebCargoNet And Freightos. We have exciting news at Freightos – we’re proud to announce that we’ve acquired WebCargoNet , a leading logistics technology provider. But this story is more about a vision for a better future of freight, than just another acquisition.

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Doing Our Part To Help Logistics Companies Adapt to COVID-19

Freightos

In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. Whether by air, land, or ocean, supply chains over the last few months paint a picture of rapid fluctuations. Land travel restrictions in Asia extended Chinese New Year, dropping ocean freight demand, which, just weeks later, spiked when the shutdown ended.

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The Green Corridor – My Visit to Energy Observer – A Tour into the Future of Ocean Travel

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

By combining all these energy generation technologies together and monitoring the systems with more than 1,000 sensors, the vessel, refurbished from a racing catamaran, is always able to move. The Energy Observer project started in France in 2017 with support from French industries. And it is doing this better and better every year!

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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

As a three-day weekend nears for many, various things vie for attention in a person’s mind, including many topics directly or indirectly related to the supply chain. A lot is going on in supply chain. Diesel Supply Improves for East Coast. Such as: “Will there be potato salad at that barbeque?” on May 22, 2022.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.