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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. came from trucks carrying cargo. Most of this, 45.1

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Logistics Responses to Europe’s Migrant Crisis

TMC

However, that could change very quickly, and shippers need to keep a close eye on the situation and plan for contingencies. For example, early in the new year, Denmark tightened its border controls with Germany, after Sweden had imposed similar measures [2]. An estimated one million refugees and migrants fled to Europe in 2015 [1].

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New Shipping Operations Ideas Bring Fresh Air to Stale Strategies

Intelligent Audit

To increase faltering revenue streams, UPS has announced plans to introduce a logistics-as-service offering to its customers. This service offering will include improved delivery density, end-to-end visibility, financial solutions, advanced capabilities, and reverse logistics, Supply Chain Dive reports. Air Cargo Capabilities.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Oil prices tanked, cancellations increased and Maersk drilling and supply chain services would run up nearly $2 billion dollars in annual losses.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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