The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

For example, Maersk ordered eight 16,000 TEU vessels to be operated on carbon-neutral methanol fuel, while DHL has purchased large amounts of sustainable aviation fuel and ordered 12 all-electric cargo planes. These are some examples of large players making bold moves, often involving low-carbon fuels and related engine technology.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. came from trucks carrying cargo. “Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 Most of this, 45.1

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 31, 2022

Collaborating with its crowd-sourced last-mile delivery subsidiary, Shipt, orders are sorted "hyper-locally down to the neighborhood level, providing a fast, efficient, reliable and low-cost delivery option," Mulligan said. In June, I’ll be heading to a couple of conferences. In total, the six sortation centers handled 4.5

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Importers are using multiple sourcing vendors to improve their ability to respond to market demand and opportunities.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. Click the button on the right to see our sources. SEE CALCULATION × Sources for Freight Emissions The following facts are from disparate sources, but tell a consistent story.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

Cargo volumes have dropped by between 5 and 25 percent in the same period at ports in Europe and the United States. The US and many Western producers source most of their APIs from China. With China buying less iron ore, oil and coal, charter rates for bulk freighters and tankers have dipped by more than 70 percent since early January.

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Global Trade Management

APRIL 3, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. bound maritime cargo containers be limited to high-risk trade lanes. arviem real-time cargo monitoring.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. Last June at the TMSA conference, I asked the 130+ transportation and logistics professionals in attendance, “Do you view Uber as a competitor?” Earlier this week, I attended the JDA FOCUS 2015 conference, where I moderated a panel discussion with 3PL executives.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. In other transportation management news, MercuryGate announced the launch of MercuryMart, “a dynamic information exchange providing TMS users with access to a broad range of sources of available capacity.”

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Roadie is a crowd-sourced, same-day delivery service that UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund invested in five years ago. It could partner with Roadie, an Atlanta-based crowd-sourced solution that UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund invested in five years ago. Good for them. ” That’s the important part of this same-day delivery puzzle.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 21, 2021

UPS’s investor and analyst virtual conference a couple of weeks highlighted these two ingredients. During the Q&A session, towards the end of UPS’s investor and analyst virtual conference, a question on same-day deliveries popped up. But will it be enough?

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Another example from fulfillment might involve things like faster alternate transportation route planning in case of the unexpected, or monitoring cargo temperature for shipments of perishable food or medicines. In business to consumer markets, there has been a rising trend towards sustainable and ethical sourcing.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The catalyst was fairly simple – there are freight conferences and tech conferences, but few that really mesh both very well. After attending dozens of conferences, it was thrilling to put together our own little gathering. Cargo can’t complain about you on twitter, so there’s less of a drive to relentlessly optimize.

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

This was well described by Lora Cecere of Altimeter Group (Supply Chain Shaman blog) who stated that “the concept of the big data supply chain is the evolution of technologies to harness the explosion of data and new data sources to drive a near real-time response”. Supply Chain “clock speed”. Supply chains in the cloud.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

UPS acquires Delivery Solutions UPS entered the same-day delivery space last year by acquiring a same-day delivery crowd-sourced platform, Roadie and on May 31 of this year, UPS acquired Delivery Solutions, a SaaS technology provider. In June, I’ll be heading to a couple of conferences. I wear a number of hats these days.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Ethical Sourcing Forum (New York, NY). The big news during this conference was the announcement that Ford would be joining the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC). The AIAG Corporate Responsibility Summit focused on sustainable procurement challenges and best practices in the automotive sector.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Fred Smith, CEO FedEx from the report: Concerns about industry disruption continue to be fueled by fantastical -- and I chose this word carefully -- articles and reports,” Smith said on a conference call with analysts and investors. “In Source: Statista. Postal Service and FedEx. In 2015, Amazon accounted for 60% of all U.S.

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GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The standard container cargo measure is in 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs). This year’s conference leaders are optimistic after new alliances have created signs of industry revival. Sources: [link]. Global economic growth slowdown has created overcapacity across the globe. Industries are expected to grow only 2.2 percent growth.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. Improved cargo capacity by innovative 40 foot container design (fold). Really hot. The email subject? “Is

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

May their memory continue to be a source of strength and comfort to their families and friends and us all. Accenture Releases Enhanced Ocean Cargo Pricing Software to Provide Greater Pricing Visibility for Carriers. And to the many who were injured that day, you continue to inspire us with your courage and perseverance.

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Locus

JULY 12, 2022

The workers who make deliveries in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, said in a press conference in Tokyo that they had been overworked to the point of exhaustion. This means that one-third of cargo in Japan would go undelivered. The recent news of Japanese delivery drivers forming a union , claiming overwork, is not surprising then.

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Shipchain

MAY 28, 2020

All modes of travel were booming, whether it be for cargo, work, or tourism. It is safe to assume that video conferences will replace many physical interactions, especially in light of how business travel has dramatically declined and will likely continue to in the months and years to come. Consider our lives before the pandemic.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

This is self-contradictory,” said Jansen at the [Global Liner Shipping Conference]. I’m curious how the 40 percent reduction in transit time was actually achieved since blockchain doesn’t make cargo ships move through water any faster. This data is growing at a rate of close to one million events per day.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2018

Source: [link]. Full block train, single or multiple containers, LCL shipments and oversized cargo are available options. We celebrate moms for many reasons: for giving us life and nurturing us; for inspiring and comforting us; for their unconditional love. Happy Mother’s Day to all moms, for everything you do.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 2023 conference in Nashville, industry leaders shared their solutions to the supply chain turmoil in recent years. The refinery also will be powered by the MidAmerican Energy electrical grid, which is made up of more than 88% renewable sources. Defying Falling Futures.

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3rdwave

MARCH 28, 2019

Sitting at the airport awaiting my flight back home provides an opportunity to reflect back on my experience at the TPM 2019 conference in Long Beach, California. For those that are not familiar with the TPM conference, or Trans-Pacific Maritime, it is the premier conference for the container shipping industry.

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3rdwave

MARCH 28, 2019

Sitting at the airport awaiting my flight back home provides an opportunity to reflect back on my experience at the TPM 2019 conference in Long Beach, California. For those that are not familiar with the TPM conference, or Trans-Pacific Maritime, it is the premier conference for the container shipping industry.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

jump in container throughput last week, which means cargo is recovering. The CDC website is the most accurate source of information on COVID-19. Choosing to run video conferences easily eliminates two 60+ minute trips on a daily basis in the Bay Area. Stay healthy & informed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But one source mentioned the unlucky nature of the number “13” is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. The intent to acquire Doddle was announced jointly by Duncan Angove, CEO, Blue Yonder, and Tim Robinson, co-founder at Doddle at ICON London, Blue Yonder’s supply chain conference.

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