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. Also, more than half of the carriers use transport route optimization and track their drivers’ performance. Green Skies?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By enabling customer access to supplier information, including sourcing of materials, as well as environmental performance data, all parties in the supply chain, can be made more accountable. Through utilising a transport management system (TMS), logistics supply chain providers can offer real-time data and visibility across the supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? Estimated time of arrival (ETA) indicates when the cargo shipped is expected to arrive at its final destination. How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. Air transport emissions reduction goals sadly will be hampered by insufficient supplies of SAF.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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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. Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Air Cargo World. wsjlogistics.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

This trend is also better known as the evolution of halal or when applied to an organisation: the corporate halal maturity.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

Bindiya Vakil ( @BindiyaVakil ), Resilinc CEO, notes, “Supply chain, sourcing and procurement professionals are on the front lines of managing global trade risks for their companies. Rudin adds, “ The Economist magazine spelled out the problem, ‘Corporations need to rethink how they approach climate risk. Footnotes.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Published October 25, 2019 in Global Trade Magazine. You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. Once cargo has shipped, there are no “backsies.” Everything from custom duties to cargo inspections can create bottlenecks within the supply chain. This isn’t to say you should avoid international sources for goods.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept. However, the overall implementation of strategic sourcing is a bit different between the two companies. Managing transportation at this scale is the absolute challenge. However, products go to over 2.4

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

But what is even more complicated is freight billing and handling freight payments: what a cargo owner is initially quoted is often different from what he later is asked to pay. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this. Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter. Lack of trust.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. a) Across the various actors in any single transport chain. Beneficial Cargo Owners) to conduct International Freight in their very-own environment, powered by TRAMES’ technology. What TRAMES Aims to Tackle.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Although 2023 first half reliability has been improving to around 65%, the lead time variability is still high compared to other modes of transportation, and still below pre-pandemic levels. Source: Sea-Intelligence Source: Sea-Intelligence The number of blank sailings are at the lowest we have seen since the pandemic started.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

And this global trip isn’t just for sightseeing – leading companies find that a diversified sourcing base and far-flung manufacturing can help cut production costs, increasing the bottom line. However, the biggest pain point for these global supply chains is the one that seems inescapable – transportation costs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

The survey also confirms that customers exert the highest pressure on carriers to innovate as cargo owners and transport buyers are coming with an increasingly unified voice requesting to open the black box of transports in the interest of everyone. Source: Transporeon road transportation 2021 shipper and carrier survey).

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. Employ comprehensive solutions that support the entire source-to-settle process and create value for all parties involved in it.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The framework covers: freight traffic intensity choice of freight transport mode capacity utilisation energy efficiency switching to low carbon energy There is no “silver bullet” instead a bundle of decarbonisation enablers needs to be activated. Open source is a way to spread the benefits of these technologies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

While it’s undeniably important to source products responsibly and produce recyclable or reusable products, companies also need to focus on making the transportation and distribution of products more sustainable. greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to the freight transportation sector. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Especially where multi-modal transport is necessary, and where dynamic decision making is required for the routing of goods in-transit. port authorities and terminal operators, regulatory bodies, and Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO) are all working on this topic. Supply chain operations can be complex.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Fortunately, compared to industries such as high-tech or automotive, it is easier for the textile industry to pivot to source from an alternate supplier due to the simplicity of the manufacturing. The Turkish Ministry for Transport recently said, nearly 750 miles of railway lines have been affected.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Current disruptions and upheavals have shown clearly that older models and methods no longer work in the modern digital age of shipping and transportation. Naturally, less deadheading and better use of transportation capacity go hand in hand with sustainability.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Maersk would split into two divisions – a Transport & Logistics division, and an energy division. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Across the board of transportation service providers, parcel rates are increasing. Not long ago parcel carriers were transporting 20-25% of their deliveries to residential addresses. Now, Parcel magazine defines zone-skipping as “a logistics technique whereby a shipper consolidates many individual packages or orders.

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Resilinc

MARCH 12, 2024

The attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on cargo ships in the Bab al Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea have caused several major global shipping and oil companies – including Maersk and British Petroleum (BP) – to suspend shipments and halt operations in the area. Energy Information Administration ). Tom notes, “The U.S.

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