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Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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When it Comes to Ocean Shipping, We Have to See Beyond Today’s Squalls and Plan for the Long Term

Logistics Viewpoints

But the fact of the matter is, industry leaders who want to avoid crashing their business on the shoals need to balance the daily hand-to-hand combat with some serious, long-term planning. Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: arviem and KeyTone.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The company’s overall share of container volume has grown from 22% in 2014 to 24% in recent months. This live and predictive analytics platform filters through news sources (including Lloyd’s Maritime, CNN, and more), blogs, social media (ex.

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Three Months after Tianjin, the Area is Still Reeling.

Elementum

Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) recently reduced its pre-tax profits forecast , claiming it cannot match the £2.61bn pre-tax profit earned in 2014/15. billion in losses, considering it is the fourth most costly man-made disaster ever for the insurance industry. Guy Carpenter added that there could be between US $1.6 billion to US $3.3

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COP21 – Freight and Climate Change

Freightos

Click the button on the right to see our sources. SEE CALCULATION × Sources for Freight Emissions The following facts are from disparate sources, but tell a consistent story. International shipping share of global GHG emissions: 2.5% (cargo ships are 67% of the world’s fleet). Curious how we found it?

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Potential Sources of Disruption. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? Hurricane Maria Disrupts the Pharma Industry. Tianjin Port Explosions Disrupt the Auto Industry. Loss of talent/skills.