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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

In France, Friday 13th might have been associated with misfortune as early as the first half of the 19th century. Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable. Civil aviation authorities in the U.S.,

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Logistics Report: Forecasting More Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Shifting Compet ition

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Forecasting Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Challenge. Emirates Airlines’ cargo operations at Dubai International Airport in February. PHOTO: KARIM SAHIB/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES. Dubai’s airport has seen a recent rush in cargo volume as freight forwarders switch from sea freight.

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5 Reasons Why Carriers Are Customer-Obsessed

Freightos

In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We Today’s air cargo customers want a quick and fully-digitized sales experience with extensive, agile self-service options”, United Cargo ’s President upon signing up with WebCargo. The Horizon Expanded.

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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

The Energy Observer project started in France in 2017 with support from French industries. You can find out on the ship, which are outfitted with three types of solar panels at present. The team behind Energy Observer wants to gain better information for commercial cargo vessels by vastly increasing the size of the ship.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

New York City officials plan to turn six waterfront locations into maritime shipping hubs as a way to handle the booming number of e-commerce deliveries across the five boroughs. It comes after Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. Can the US break China’s grip on solar? The bosses of A.P. The bosses of A.P.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. CEVA Logistics is taking a lead in the air cargo industry to reduce the logistics-related impact on the environment at the source by creating demand for more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

The reality is that the Smiley Company, which is celebrating its 50 th birthday this year, created smiley as a symbol for good news in the newspaper France Soir in 1972. FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service.