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This Week in Logistics News (November 26 – December 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

Another large Santa agency, Cherry Hill Programs, is back up to pre-pandemic booking numbers for their 1,400 or so Santas working at more than 600 malls and other spots this year. FedEx Express Europe debuts renewable diesel in Netherlands. Ninety-six hours before a strike date, chemicals are no longer transported.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Robots are everywhere these days.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

He says it’s the antiquated booking system that’s gumming up the works. Although merchants and seamen have been storing goods in some kind of container since the beginning of maritime trade, it wasn’t until the Second World War that standardized metal containers were used to transport goods. ”[5]. .”

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Struggling to innovate

Supply Chain Movement

According to recent research, for example, labour shortages are standing in the way of growth for a third of the logistics companies in the Netherlands. Furthermore, a new collective labour agreement means that wages for road transport – which accounts for roughly half of the total operating costs – will rise by 5% this year.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Transport Topics. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. American Journal of Transportation. Air Transport World. Nieuwsblad Transport (Transport Newspaper).

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This Week in Logistics News (June 26-30, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It’s only a question of time, I believe, before these words from Matthew Mather’s book CyberStorm becomes an actual headline: ‘FedEx and UPS have ground to a complete standstill today due to what they say is a virus in their logistics shipping software.’”. ArcBest Announces Space-Based Pricing for Less-than-truckload Shipments.