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This Week in Logistics News (January 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places (Reuters). and South America, collects, cleanses and commercializes logistics trade data from over 50 nations across 5 continents, including key markets in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the European Union. Hunt Head to Arbitration (WSJ – sub.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. In 2021, the global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached a high of 416.45

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Content Summary: Cargill Launches Effort to Prevent Child Labor in West Africa. Content Summary: First Self-Sailing Electric Cargo Ship Set to Launch. Last-Mile Delivery. Media Type. Media Credit. Media Image.

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December 13, 2023 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine December 13, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 1% to $1,603/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 5% to $2,497/FEU.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

AI will be able to survey an area or room and create an accurate inventory in seconds, including weights and volumes, and determine damage on items. By deeply integrating into a shipper’s systems and processes, with services like instant rates and one click booking, the time required to cover a given load can be dramatically reduced.