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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

At COP26, CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign (Drive to ZeroTM) and the Dutch government have facilitated a memorandum of understanding (MOU) plus endorsement which is a collective action that is dubbed the Global Agreement on Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses.

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Doing Business in Germany

QAD

km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Manufacturing suffers slightly from a lack of investment, but the government introduced a series of stimuli and tax cuts designed to improve productivity.

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Logistics Responses to Europe’s Migrant Crisis

TMC

For example, early in the new year, Denmark tightened its border controls with Germany, after Sweden had imposed similar measures [2]. And as the recent action taken by Denmark underlines, governments are apt to impose new restrictions that can make border crossings more complicated. The service carried some 1.5

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The Smart Shipping Container Revolution

GTG Technology Group

This shipping company out of Denmark has designed units with built-in smart sensors that monitor container conditions at all times. Governments support new security innovations because of their impact on customs. Monitoring Goods in Transit. If any changes occur or power is cut, containers send an alarm to the central system.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

This year, New Zealand and Denmark rank highest with a score of 89 and 88 respectively. To improve matters the group recommends that the global community take the following actions to curb corruption: --Governments and businesses must do more to encourage free speech, independent media, political dissent and an open and engaged civil society.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

Further compounding the challenge is the political question of territorial sovereignty; there are currently eight countries claiming territory within the Arctic Circle: the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. And in an industry worth billions, the stakes are high.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

Further compounding the challenge is the political question of territorial sovereignty; there are currently eight countries claiming territory within the Arctic Circle: the United States, Russia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. And in an industry worth billions, the stakes are high.