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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

In an interview with American Shipper, Patrik Berglund, CEO of Xeneta, a company that tracks both long- and short-term ocean shipping rates, said that “we’re going into a tender season that doesn’t look like anything else historically.” Sustainability continues to be top of mind for companies. By 2030, the Coca-Cola Co.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. CEVA was responsible for delivering hundreds of parts to the GM Kokomo, Indiana, facility, in the U.S., pandemic response. pandemic response. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster.

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How holy is the Grail of Real-Time in Supply Chain?

Global Trade Management

A transportation management system (TMS) helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost effectively. In a TMS survey, ARC found that respondents indicated freight savings of approximately 6 percent with the use of a TMS application.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

In an August 25th Webinar hosted by the California-based Plastic Pollution Coalition, representatives from sustainable packaging companies Ecovactive, Loliware, and Sway discussed how recent innovations in bio-based packaging could help major brands avoid plastic throughout their operations. Gas Prices Rise in Parts of U.S.,

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

The company has refocused its attention to buying back $2.5 British Navy saves 27 aboard doomed cargo ship. What a year,” John Walsh, Mack Trucks VP of Marketing, said during a media briefing at the Work Truck Show at the Indiana Convention Center last week, according to FleetOwner. “If billion of its own stock. Spotify. ,

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This Week in Logistics News (June 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Prime Day is looming, and the company is making changes this year. From July 12-13, Prime members can score deals on items from national brands and third party-sellers and save on goods available at company-owned stores. The company has also announced several other robotic systems.