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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Bridge linking US and Canada reopens after police remove last protesters. What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Last week, I wrote about the ongoing situation at the Ambassador Bridge , the busiest land border crossing between the US and Canada.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 came from trucks carrying cargo. Part 1–Defining the moment. by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The firms are on course to add 115,000 jobs by 2030, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association — but at current degree completion rates, the group says, nearly three-fifths of those jobs could remain unfilled. It estimated that the economy grew at a 2.4 percent annualized rate in the April-June quarter.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

While relatively little cargo currently passes through the Arctic, traffic through the region is likely to increase over the next decade as shippers take advantage of freshly-thawed routes. Many studies now predict that the thick sheets of ice which prevented ships from passing through in the past will thaw by the year 2030.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. FedEx also plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery, partnering with Elroy Air. Israel Aircraft Industries is remodeling older Air Canada passenger jets to carry heavy freight.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

While relatively little cargo currently passes through the Arctic, traffic through the region is likely to increase over the next decade as shippers take advantage of freshly-thawed routes. Many studies now predict that the thick sheets of ice which prevented ships from passing through in the past will thaw by the year 2030.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-up: Regulator Approves Canadian Pacific Merger with KCS and Added Rivian Development

Supply Chain Matters

The prize was the creation of a railroad network that could provide singular service spanning Canada , the United States and Mexico , the first of its kind. Maritime Commission had earlier opposed the merger, saying that ports and intermodal railway systems in Canada will disproportionally benefit at the expense of their U.S.