Africa Cargo Innovation Sourcing 
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2024
The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. For example, a redundant supply chain may have safety stocks, contingency contracts, multiple sourcing, and diversified networks to ensure the availability and continuity of supply.
The Network Effect
APRIL 9, 2016
Rwanda is a tiny country in Africa, the fourth smallest to be exact, but one making giant strides in embracing the latest technology. Yet this hasn’t stopped it fast becoming the technophile nation of Africa. ” Source: ReCode.net. Rwanda is at a distinct disadvantage. Here’s the Zip in action. New York Times.
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Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The Associated Press reports, “Canal authorities attributed the drought to the El Niño weather phenomenon and climate change, and warned it was urgent for Panama to seek new water sources for both the canal’s operations and human consumption. In January Panamanian authorities slashed Panama Canal ship crossings by 36%.
Material Handling & Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2017
With all the natural disasters, political posturings and sexual harassment revelations dominating the news cycle of the past year, we sure could use some good news, and that’s exactly what we’ve got for you—the 2017 MH&L Innovation Awards. We think you’ll enjoy this year-end recap of supply chain innovations and best practices.
Techgistics
SEPTEMBER 3, 2016
Last week, however, the FAA acknowledged that the rapid pace of technological innovation necessitates that the FAA needs to move faster than the traditional speed of government in developing drone regulations. The drone is designed to carry organs and lab materials from hospital to hospital, all while keeping its cargo cool.
NC State SCRC
APRIL 22, 2022
The authors then used industry sources to project demand and revenue for thee fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) vs. seven “green” metals (aluminum, cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, silver and zinc) that are critical to building an energy economy. Innovation may find new substitutes or reduced requirements for these minerals.
Supply Chain Game Changer
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
This is fuelling investment and innovation in the area, which in turn is creating a sizeable market. What’s more, whereas cargo drones typically have a very limited capacity of only 5kg, delivery trucks can carry hundreds of packages at a time. They are now looking into expanding their services into more countries across East Africa.
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