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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Other aviation commitments include ensuring effectiveness of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), promoting the development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and capacity building. In the works is a global maritime taxation system targeting bunkers.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. million TEUs of capacity it must fill. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle.

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

Resilinc

This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs. East Coast ports, even though most cargo from Asia to the East Coast typically travels across the Pacific and through the Panama Canal.

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December 19, 2023 Update

Freightos

Together with ZIM who was already diverting their Red Sea traffic, these carriers represent 56% of global capacity, meaning an estimated 17% of global volumes will be taking a longer, more expensive route from Asia around the southern coast of Africa to N.Europe and the Mediterranean, as well as some Asia – N. China – N.

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. When it comes to air freight, global capacity is down 22 percent compared to last year, with further declines expected. Air Freight. Ocean Freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

These ships, which have a combined maximum carrying capacity nearly 10 times that of the newly freed Ever Given, are carrying tens of thousands of boxes holding millions of dollars’ worth of washing machines, medical equipment, and consumer electronics. But across the board, companies are looking to one solution: compensation.