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The Green Corridor: Digitise Wisely to Reduce Emissions

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It allows for better tracking of cargo and people in airports, enhanced security, and enhanced safety – just to name a few. These applications translate ultimately to less down time, less distance travelled, less misrouted cargo, less idle time at the airport, and less flight time circling over the airports, waiting in line to land.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. By 2030, the Coca-Cola Co. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Nikkei Asia ). Imports from Asia to the United States increased by 40% from 2019 to 2021, while the volume of exports remained almost unchanged. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers.

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DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem

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Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. DB Group has set ambitious targets to reduce specific CO2 emission by 50% by 2030 compared to 2006. Singapore’s Status a Global Hub. From its peak, 97% flight capacity was reduced from Singapore Airlines.

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Enter RCEP: The World’s Largest Free Trade Agreement

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In line with these pandemic times, while the ASEAN meeting was nominally held in Hanoi, Vietnam, it was a virtual signing ceremony that saw 15 countries in Asia Pacific become part of what is now the world’s largest free trade agreement, representing 30 percent of global gross domestic product and encompassing almost 2.3 billion people.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

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billion by 2030, according to data from Transparency Market Research. The Port of Long Beach is embarking on a massive overhaul of its cramped and aging rail yard to enable more cargo to get moved off the docks by train and to cut down on the number of diesel trucks that are currently hauling the vast majority of containers inland.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 17 – 23)

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Last week, the world’s largest EV maker completed a long-delayed project to expand capacity at Gigafactory Shanghai, where it builds Model Y SUVs and Model 3 sedans for customers in Asia and Europe. The talks cover more than 22,000 workers at 29 ports from California to Washington state that include major hubs for trade with Asia.