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COP21 – Freight and Climate Change

Freightos

A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 The broader climate issue.and freight’s role. The emissions from freighting Shawn’s TV is a miniscule percentage of this year’s 33 billion ton cube. kg of carbon emissions.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

China tensions over Taiwan and trade, combined with the higher landed cost of producing goods in far-flung locations, are pushing companies to take less risk and operate regionally. 8] Staff, “ Reduced risk, regionalization become supply chain priorities, economics expert says ,” Freight Waves, 22 June 2023.

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From Taiwan to the U.S.—Duty-free

3PL Insights

About half of the 132 containers filled with tires, were en route from Taiwan, headed to the East and West coast ports. “We We provided detail for where the containers were headed and Evans booked all of the freight,” Stotsenburg says. The post From Taiwan to the U.S.—Duty-free Evans Logistics Inc.,

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Cargo Owners for Zero Emissions Vessels (coZEV) launched the Roadmap to 2040 which includes the creation of a new maritime freight buyers alliance, a cargo owner policy coalition, and a green corridor advisory board to enable full decarbonisation of ocean freight. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Ocean Freight Performance in May 2021

Freight Plus

Another paid over $17,000 to get the same size container from Taiwan to New York. Try to utilize alternate ports of discharge (although East Coast vessels are booked to capacity). Key Takeaways. Congestion issues, elevated cargo rolls, severe equipment shortages and overall delays are not going anywhere anytime soon.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 4, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I’m thinking of sending my representatives in Congress a copy of the book Getting to We , written by my friends Kate Vitasek and Jeanette Nyden — and also inviting them and all members of Congress to participate in my upcoming conversation with Kate and Jeanette on Talking Logistics. Is it ironic that the U.S.

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Freightera vs Traditional and Online Solutions, Freightquote, FreightCenter, Uber Freight, Flexport, Freightos

Freightera

We will discuss how other services and companies compare to Freightera using ground freight shipping in North America as the baseline. Empty circle: No or Not applicable Freight Carriers Freight carriers are the backbone of our industry. Freight carriers specialize in carrying freight. Half-filled circle: Depends.

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