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Smart and Sustainable Freight: The Role of AI in Green Supply Chain Logistics

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Common inefficiencies include empty return trips, poorly optimized delivery routes, and underutilized cargo space. Green Cargo: Green Cargo, Swedens national freight rail provider, applies AI to enhance scheduling and reduce empty railcar movements.

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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

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AI and machine learning provides more accurate information during the transportation planning process; using IoT to monitor shipments, cargo conditions, and yard management have allowed companies to make quick adjustments when disruptions occur; and mobile digital assistants provide feedback and instant visibility into shipments and inventory.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

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by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). came from trucks carrying cargo. In Sweden, there are initiatives such as I.Hamn and SARGASSO. Part 1–Defining the moment. Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5

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The Great Maersk Shift

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Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. It fixed a glaring business problem in the industry – a tacit understanding that container liners would charge extra, on top of existing fees, if they had a container they could ship for more (rolled cargo). As long as you know which 75 to 80% is, you can provide a guarantee on that.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

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That streak came to an end in its first match, a 3-0 loss to Sweden, which happened to be the last team to defeat the US. The cargo deliveries took place July 18 off the coast of Key West, Florida. And while the team still advanced to the knockout stage, its run ended with a hard-fought bronze medal victory over Australia.

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A Moment of Change – Making the Case for Visibility in Trucking

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Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher , Anchor Group, and Mikael Lind , Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Chalmers University of Technology. Mikael Lind is the world’s first Professor of Maritime Informatics and is engaged at Chalmers, Sweden, and is also Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE).

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

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Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport.