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JUNE 5, 2025

The IEA forecasts that the purchase price of a battery electric HGV will be 15-35% cheaper by 2030 and a fuel cell truck 20-25%. Within Europe, the report expects a competitive TCO for most battery electric trucks before 2030, while they estimate that the U.S. market, with relatively low rest requirements in U.S. Credit Volvo Group.

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USC Consulting Group

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Long-haul trucking has become more expensive and less logistically viable, making intermodal transportation an increasingly attractive alternative. For instance, the European Union set a carbon dioxide standard for heavy-duty vehicles, targeting a 15% reduction by 2025 and a 45% reduction by 2030.

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Roambee

MAY 2, 2025

However, this growth brings mounting challenges: port congestion, delayed container handling, and inefficient cargo movement.

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EFT

MAY 12, 2025

China's April soybean imports hit decade-low as customs delays disrupt trade China's soybean imports plunged to a 10-year low in April as prolonged customs clearance delays and late Brazilian shipments caused by harvest slowdowns and logistics issues disrupted the usual flow of cargoes, traders and analysts say. 1 automaker (002594.SZ)

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

companies experienced logistics cost increases of 10% to 15% due to tariffs in the past year. These disruptions highlight the fragility of global supply chains, wherein a single policy can trigger a domino effect across continents, affecting inventory management, logistics and customer satisfaction. An estimated 60% of U.S.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.) Click here to send us your comments In response, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has just released a framework it says can help shippers, carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated threat of digitally enabled cargo theft.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Studying economics at Yale, Smith’s 1965 term paper pitched the idea of creating a logistics company that would carry only cargo, and do so for a package’s end-to-end journet, such that a package could be delivered almost anywhere in the US overnight. Fred Smith was the founder of FedEx, Supply Chain Digest Says. What do you say?

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

After securing access to TuffAir’s materials, Amazon abruptly ceased communications, only to unveil a remarkably similar regional air cargo model within months, based on the same technical, operational and strategic elements TuffAir had disclosed,” the company alleged in its legal filing. No comment as yet on the suit from Amazon.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 25, 2025

The group anticipates that the category, which includes the use of credits under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, could have a “high risk” impact of more than S$200 million ($156 million) by 2030, according to a sustainability report published June 25. aircraft at Changi Airport in Singapore.

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Freightos

MAY 27, 2025

Home Your Air Cargo Munich and Transport Logistics 2025 Survival Kit Four hectic days, one very large venueheres how to make every meeting count. Weve spoken to 7 logistics pros who have collectively attended over 30 Transport Logistics to get their tips on how to nail the conference. Read to dive in?

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Lufthansa Cargo has finalized the implementation of its production planning and control (PPC) transformation project. The new production planning system assists the planners in scheduling the break-down of incoming cargo and the build-up of outgoing freight for onward transport by truck or flight. About Ab Ovo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. Amazon has ramped up air cargo flights at its largest hubs while maintaining or shrinking flight activity elsewhere, according to an institute tracking the company’s air operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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. Amazon workers in Staten Island vote to unionize.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030. Earlier this week, Amazon and Hawaiian Airlines announced that the retail giant will use Hawaiian Airlines to fly its first Airbus freighters on primary cargo routes and to Hawaii beginning in the second half of 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Cargo ships avoiding Houthi attacks in the Red Sea face a different kind of delay-causing threat as they go around the southern tip of Africa: storms and 30-foot swells. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. With such dramatic reductions in flights, Singapore’s status of a logistics hub was put severely at risk. It is currently operating in 12 facilities across the island, with possibly the largest contract logistics footprint in Singapore.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

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. came from trucks carrying cargo. Part 1–Defining the moment. degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker. Most of this, 45.1

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). 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. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Green Corridor: Digitise Wisely to Reduce Emissions by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio Digitisation in the logistics and transportation industry produces efficiency gains for nearly all players in the economy today. The Green Air Target of 2030 I recently did some research on the state of Airlines. So digitise wisely!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Examples of this technology includes GPS sensors that give you the exact location of containers moving through the supply chain and devices attached to refrigerated cargo that monitor internal temperature. Plus, since 68% of product disruptions are due to poor demand signaling, using AI can also help you ensure your operations run smoothly.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

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. The transport and logistics sector should further raise its profile on the global stage of decarbonisation. About the Author.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The 2023 Strategy sets expectations on the development of future policy measures to strive for 30% GHG reductions by 2030, 80% GHG reductions by 2040, both relative to 2008 levels, and an overall level of ambition of reaching net-zero emissions as close to 2050 as possible. Leverage circular economy principles as a driver for systemic change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We need these companies to clean up their shipping act and commit to 100% zero-emission ocean shipping by 2030, and we call on IKEA to lead its industry peers towards a zero emission future!” “Big IKEA: Not Much Change IKEA has taken concrete action to decarbonize its maritime shipping logistics operations in recent years.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 14, 2021

I recently asked an audience — a virtual one of course — to guess how many people will be employed as truck drivers in the US in 2030. I believe there will be a nearly 5% increase in truck drivers in the US in 2030….and What happens when the cargo is damaged or stolen? and probably in 2040. How is a flat tire fixed?

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Abivin

JANUARY 10, 2023

More companies are prioritizing sustainability as a critical component of the future of logistics. Furthermore, other technologies are constantly evolving and becoming more effective in logistics in general and transportation in particular. the use of drones for deliveries in rural or hard-to-reach areas. Data on fuel.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I missed sending out a post last week and really am sorry about that but…here’s my excuse…I was at the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA) Leadership Conference last week. Reverse logistics is a fascinating part of supply chains that tends to get overlooked by many. Hey there! by industry and lots more.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. cities have launched Smart City Logistics innovations and protocols, following the lead of Europe and Asia. ? Self-Service Logistics.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 12, 2022

While this mutual agreement to continue work outside a union contract is rare, freight accounting professionals and logistic managers are relieved across the board. billion annually by 2030 and is expected to register 15.4% CAGR during the forecast period (2022–2030). Put Out Your Logistics Fires with Intelligent Audit.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 7, 2021

The European Union has recently legalised its commitment to have Europe become the first climate neutral continent by 2050 and has agreed between all member states and the EU Parliament, that the bloc will reduce carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030. Robinson is “can logistics and supply chains be truly sustainable?”.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2018

“Cargo Volume often defines the cost of shipping freight. trillion in annual business value by 2030, and that’s a prediction that warrants taking a serious look at blockchain.”[3]. With the help of blockchain technology, none of these issues would exist to nearly the same degree.” Increased Efficiency. ” Footnotes. [1]

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Resilinc

MARCH 22, 2022

Port disruptions were headline news throughout the year, from the COVID-19 lockdowns at Ningbo and other busy Chinese export hubs to the blockage of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given cargo ship.

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Locus

JULY 12, 2022

When it comes to last-mile logistics , the way this outlook plays into Japan’s delivery agents’ work is concerning. million workers by the year 2030. As a result, industry analysts have also predicted that by 2030, there will be a 35% gap between demand for delivery and the size of the logistics labor force.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

The IEA predicts about a seven fold increase of such “green metals” by 2030. Copper and nickel would require $250-300bn in capex before 2030. There are other risks as well: logistics in these regions (especially Africa and Chile). But where are the deposits of these “green metals”?

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ThroughPut

JUNE 17, 2022

The logistics industry just like several others is still coping with the challenges left as legacy, post the pandemic era. are just some of the variables impacting logistics and freight operations globally. are just some of the variables impacting logistics and freight operations globally.

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Locus

APRIL 7, 2022

As delivery times become shorter, logistics providers are faced with increased volumes of goods, high delivery costs for customers, less flexibility with delivery time slots and more traffic on the roads. Covid-19 drove the demand for deliveries and in 2020 alone, the last-mile delivery logistics market size amounted to 2.54

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Amazon promises 50% net-zero carbon shipments by 2030. In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said BJ Patterson, chief executive of warehouse operator Pacific Mountain Logistics in San Bernardino, CA, told The Wall Street Journal. Cargo thefts down 19% in 2018 but California still leads pack. in Los Angeles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 7, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. But wind power is also more vulnerable than solar power to many of the biggest logistical hurdles that hinder energy projects today: a lack of transmission lines, a lengthy permitting process and a growing backlash against new projects in many communities. That’s all for this week.

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