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De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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. Also in road freight vehicles, battery-electric or hydrogen-powered drivetrains are close to market launch.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Blue Yonder , a leading supply chain solutions provider, announced its acquisition of flexis AG, a flexible, innovative software technology provider specializing in production optimization and transportation planning and execution. Bank Freight Payment Index. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Coronavirus and the Trade War: A Perfect Storm Argument for SMB Supply Chain Diversification

Freightos

Recent developments in freight digitization are simplifying the shipping process and giving visibility to freight pricing enabling small players to handle the logistics side of their business more easily, transparently and efficiently. million freight containers each year. That digital reach extended to importing as well.

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Solving The Port Problem with Lauren Beagen

The Logistics of Logistics

Lauren is a seasoned maritime attorney and the founder of Squall Strategies , a boutique maritime consulting and legal solutions company and offers a wide range of consulting services to serve a variety of businesses and clients. Lauren Beagen and Joe Lynch discuss solving the port problem. About Lauren Beagen . About Squall Strategies.

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10 Controversial Freight Predictions for 2016

Freightos

10 Controversial Freight Predictions For 2016. Data savvy shippers are collaborating with other shippers to reduce spend, crunching big data to benchmark freight rates to make the right freight decisions. A (short-term at least) solution for large forwarders to sustain growth path by acquiring assets, reach or just size.

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10 Controversial Freight Predictions for 2016

Freightos

10 Controversial Freight Predictions For 2016. Data savvy shippers are collaborating with other shippers to reduce spend, crunching big data to benchmark freight rates to make the right freight decisions. A (short-term at least) solution for large forwarders to sustain growth path by acquiring assets, reach or just size.