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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

Fast moving forward into 2022 ongoing widespread congestions in ports, container shortages, and volatile shifts in demand for goods from Western economies causing freight rates to skyrocket ended up adding extreme pressure on the main cost drivers of the ocean side of the supply chains and beyond. Lauritzen Chile S.A. among others”.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

Restrictions in the Panama Canal have affected over 170 countries and virtually every good: soybeans and liquified natural gas from the United States, copper and fresh cherries from Chile, and beef from Brazil. Then, managers should invest in a 24/7 supply chain monitoring system.

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Brazil has nearly 700 airports with paved runways, most of which can handle large capacity airplanes for moving freight quickly to and from all parts of the globe. Brazil has the ninth largest railway system in the world, which is ideal for moving forestry products, coal and other agricultural products as well as manufactured goods.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10-14, 2018)

Talking Logistics

As you read this, I will be flying home from project44’s Transform conference where I moderated a panel discussion on real-time freight visibility and I recorded several video interviews with project44 customers and partners. Descartes MacroPoint Capacity Matching Helps Freight Brokers Address Tight Transportation Capacity Market.

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The Inevitable Introduction of Self-Driving Trucks into the Supply Chain

RFgen

Highways and local roads could become packed with vehicles navigated by computer systems. Forbes reported mines in Chile cart materials between locations with self-driving trucks. A mining organization in Rio Tinto, Australia launched an automated freight train designed to travel further than similar vehicles ever have.

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The Inevitable Introduction of Self-Driving Trucks into the Supply Chain

RFgen

Highways and local roads could become packed with vehicles navigated by computer systems. Forbes reported mines in Chile cart materials between locations with self-driving trucks. A mining organization in Rio Tinto, Australia launched an automated freight train designed to travel further than similar vehicles ever have.