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How Blockchain Could Create the 'Autonomous Container'

Supply Chain Brain

The technology has proved to be of particular value in in the pharmaceutical industry, where the slightest deviation in temperature can ruin an expensive shipment of drugs. Swiss-based Smart Containers Group , which designs temperature-controlled containers for pharma shippers, among others, collects more than 1.2

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Global Supply Chain Recovery Dependent On A Vaccine

Supply Chain Shaman

The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm. As a result, the supply chain, as we knew it is dead.

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The need to know

EFT

The need to know from Reuters’ global network of journalists Retailers rush to save US summer shopping season U.S. Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N) France's CMA CGM to redeploy fleet to avoid U.S.