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Shipping Container Tracking and Sustainability: How it Reduces Carbon Footprint!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The Global Maritime Group warns that emissions could surge by 50% by 2050 without significant action. As we move towards 2025 sustainable answers are important. Tracking shipping containers optimizes logistics, minimizes waste and helps reduce releases. This accounts for roughly 3% of worldwide emissions.

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How Shipping Containers Revolutionized the Supply Chain Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A trucking entrepreneur, Malcolm McLean recognized the inefficiencies of traditional cargo handling methods and saw an opportunity for innovation. In 1956, he launched the first container ship , the Ideal X, carrying metal containers from New Jersey to Houston.

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Supply Chain and Logistic News March 3rd – 6th 2025 

Logistics Viewpoints

Global supply chains are facing fresh disruptions as trade tensions escalate, digital innovation transforms logistics, and energy partnerships reshape infrastructure. Meanwhile, Hapag-Lloyds new Container Payment Portal streamlines cargo movement, and GE Vernova’s partnership with AWS accelerates energy transition efforts.

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The need to know

EFT

The need to know from Reuters’ global network of journalists Retailers rush to save US summer shopping season U.S. Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S.

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How Road Freight Technologies Are Reshaping Maritime Shipping Practices

NC State SCRC

Maritime shipping has long been the backbone of international trade, facilitating the transport of goods across oceans and connecting distant markets. However, the efficiency of maritime shipping has always been—and continues to be—dependent on interdependent variables. manufacturers, including McCormick & Co. and General Motors.

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ZF brings in SupplyOn to gain real-time transparency for overseas transport at the material number level

SupplyOn

In addition to conventional full container loads, many ZF divisions however also ship consolidated containers consisting of materials from different suppliers and ZF plants. Due to the number of consolidated containers, tracking at the material level was necessary and implemented on the basis of Advance Shipping Notification (ASN).

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Sip Sustainably: ROI of AI Decisions & Visibility That are Transforming Wine Supply Chains

Roambee

In todays wine industry, sustainability is not just a trend its a necessity. By adopting real-time visibility solutions, global wine makers can position themselves as a trailblazer in sustainable supply chain management, achieving compliance, operational efficiency, and market leadership.