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Container ships to soon ‘sea’ low-carbon investments

Resilinc

Container ships are the backbone of world trade. According to Statista, the world’s merchant container ship fleet grew from 11 million metric tons (mt) of deadweight tonnage (a measure of a vessel’s weight-carrying capacity) to 275 million mt in 2020—a 2500% increase.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

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. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Under the Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs) the signatories set an interim goal of 30% zero emission new vehicle sales by 2030. Shipping Routes: Clydebank Declaration. At COP26, 19 countries joined the first framework to establish zero emission maritime routes.

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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

Here are the challenges we’re seeing across the industry, and what they mean for your supply chain and your shipping processes. million jobs could be left unfilled by 2030 due to the manufacturing skills gap. This ongoing issue gives rise to rate volatility and capacity issues. According to U.S.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. But, even then, the relocation of capacity is not a snap of the fingers. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. million by 2030.

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Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore has also embraced solar energy, having multiplied its solar capacity by more than seven times since 2015. The country also plans to boost its solar capacity to at least 2GWp by 2030, which is enough energy to power some 350,000 households. Our electricity bills have doubled due to recent events.