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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams. Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams.

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Have you Heard About ‘’Chain of Responsibility’’ in the Supply Chain and Transportation?

GlobalTranz

As our customer presence in Australia is growing, we are learning new things from our Commonwealth cousins from ‘’Down Under’’. Although we have much in common, the transportation laws in Australia and New Zealand have a distinct difference with those in Europe, the U.K. COR is law in Australia and New Zealand.

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Transportation Management Systems as a Service (TMSaaS) Transform the Logistics Industry

GlobalTranz

The use of the new technologies, ranging from robotics to value-added services within transportation management systems (TMSs) saw greater implementation across supply chains via TMSaas, and widely-held beliefs about the supply chain’s limitations were tested.

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Does Rail Freight Transportation Really ‘Suck’ that Much?

Logistics Bureau

Why aren’t we using more rail freight in Australia? OK, so we have vast distances here in Australia. Rail Freight Australia. With that in mind, I thought I’d update this post with brief details of some interesting developments in rail-freight transportation. So what’s stopping us? Autonomous Freight Shuttle System.

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Transportation Network Modeling: A Powerful Tool in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy

Talking Logistics

Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Cost reductions sometimes go hand-in-hand with GHG reductions, but some measures could increase transport costs. Corporate Responsibility.

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Transport and Transportation: Do They Mean the Same Thing?

Logistics Bureau

What is Transportation? Well, I asked John Cole one of our transport experts, exactly that question, and a few others related to transport! How Would you Define “Transport” and Transportation? Check out our Related Transportation Pages Below: Freight Consultants. Transport Consultant Speaks Optimisation.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

He went on to inform me about stink bugs and how they smell terrible when smushed. The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. I wonder personally, to what degree fuel and transportation costs are responsible for the increase in grocery prices.