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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. The team behind Energy Observer wants to gain better information for commercial cargo vessels by vastly increasing the size of the ship. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2022. This vessel can’t get in the ocean quick enough.

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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. A growing number of logistics operators and industry observers see the snarls bottling up supply chains this year extending deep into 2022. Emirates Airlines’ cargo operations at Dubai International Airport in February. Cargo Facts). By Paul Page.

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Resilinc’s Q1 2023 Supply Chain Disruption Data

Resilinc

Resilinc data shows a 55% jump in alerts about bankruptcies from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and a 90% increase in corporate restructuring alerts. In recent weeks, airport strikes have hit France, Portugal, Britain, and Germany causing major delays. These financial risk data points swelled even larger when compared year-over-year.

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

Intelligent Audit

In a webinar shared by Roadie and Supply Chain Dive , McKinsey and Company partner Manik Aryapadi spoke with Roadie Head of Marketing Mary Frances Jones about 2022 trends in last-mile fulfillment. on May 22, 2022. Consumer Trends Reveal Same-Day Delivery Is a Necessity. Operation Fly Formula Is a Success.

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The Termination of the TradeLens Blockchain Platform- Are Lessons Being Learned?

Supply Chain Matters

In 2019, two major European shipping lines, France based CMA CGM, a member of the Ocean Alliance, and Swiss based Mediterranean Shipping (MSC), a member of the 2M alliance with Maersk, elected to join the TradeLens blockchain pilot efforts. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

The four WestJet planes are being converted to cargo jets and will join the Amazon Air fleet this year, while the seven Delta planes will be added in 2022 after their conversion. Amazon said the Amazon Air fleet will have more than 85 planes, both leased and owned, by the end of 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

in 2022 were made from polysilicon. The request seeks an engineering firm to design barge landings and access points where e-bikes and small delivery vehicles can transport cargo for the “last mile” of its journey. In the U.S., Still, more than three-quarters of solar panels installed in the U.S.