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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. Last week, I wrote about the ongoing situation at the Ambassador Bridge , the busiest land border crossing between the US and Canada. By 2030, the Coca-Cola Co. Collect: collect and recycle a bottle or can for every bottle or can sold by 2030.

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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 In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . Part 1–Defining the moment. Most of this, 45.1

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries will increase from around 340 GWh today to over 3500 GWh by 2030.

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Trends 2022: Quantum Computing

Enterra Insights

”[1] The staff goes on to report, “Adoption thus far is highest in the transportation sector, where 63% of respondents reported being in the early stages of quantum adoption. ” It wasn’t long ago that quantum computers existed only in the minds of computer scientists and physicists.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 29 – August 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Canada says it will open a new robotics-backed fulfilment center south of London, Ontario later this year. Walmart puts its students up in a hotel and transports them back and forth to the training center while they continue to be paid. This is especially true when it comes to the company’s vast network of fulfillment centers.

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Global Status of the Physical Internet — A Vision for Sustainable, Secure, Resilient Supply Chains

Freightera

BM: For society, the Physical Internet (PI) enables order-of-magnitude improvements in the efficiency, sustainability, security, trustability and resilience of supply chains, logistics, and freight transportation, all around the world, within each company and across industries. Now planning for complete Physical Internet system by 2030.

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Why Energy Supply Chains are Transitioning to Renewables

Requis

The US and Canada primarily have the shale revolution to thank for a decreasing energy security risk score since 2007, but now shale is becoming much less profitable thanks to the recent price drop. In some areas of Europe and North America, there are already refueling stations in place and consumers can purchase vehicles.