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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. An Update on Australia, China’s Largest Trading Partner. Measuring the Imbalances*.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. It didn’t take long for the recently rebranded BluJay Solutions to make its first acquisition: Blackbay , “a leading provider of mobility-enabled solutions for the transport and logistics industry.”

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Traceability: Meet your food before your first bite!

Global Trade Management

Critical information such as ingredient sources, processing and packaging facilities, transportation routes, and points of sale are documented. Australia has successfully conducted a laboratory traceability project to establish the National Isotope and Trace Element (NITE) Profile for Australian citrus through scientific testing.

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Wanted: Innovative Responses to a New Security Threat

MIT Supply Chain

After being dismissed by his employer, a wastewater plant employee in Australia hacked into the organization’s plant operations remotely and altered fluids flows resulting in a sewage release into the public waterways. The signs are there if we look at recent incidents and imagine the potential implications for supply chains.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Pizza Hut has already eliminated these plastics – switching to primarily corrugated cardboard – in its India and Brunei markets, and that Pizza Hut New Zealand and Australia are now 95 percent and 90 percent plastic-free, respectively. As the owner of the solar facility, they will be responsible for long-term operations.

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8-Step Importing Guide For First Timers

EMERGE App

This should serve as a general framework to source products from different countries according to their strengths. Australia , for example, prohibits the import of dangerous dog breeds. Department of Transportation. We’ve got a great guide on sourcing products from China , for example. Some Country Examples.