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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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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Logistics Technology and Startup Roundup: Q1 2016

Freightos

Core investments were driven by: A growing on-demand economy in the United States, Western Europe and China. Amazon also made the headlines when its Chinese subsidiary registered as a licensed ocean transportation intermediary. billion in 2015 (up 125% from 2014). Dropping logistics sector profitability.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

With approximately 70 percent of the world's trade currently transported via sea lanes, the potential benefits are significant. The result: $80,000 saved in fuel costs and 25 percent more cargo transported than if it had travelled via traditional routes.

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Shipping Prospects Heat Up in the Arctic

Elementum

With approximately 70 percent of the world's trade currently transported via sea lanes, the potential benefits are significant. The result: $80,000 saved in fuel costs and 25 percent more cargo transported than if it had travelled via traditional routes.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Deutsche Post: DHL Group DHL , though founded in the United States, is a German company today. Today, the company manages more than 75 million square feet of warehouse and logistics space worldwide, spanning more than 65 countries, including 14 million square feet in the United States. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7

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The Global Impact of ZEV Mandates on the U.S. Auto Industry

QAD

To do this, we will analyze China and the G-7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States), the economies and government bodies most likely to influence Biden’s team. The United States, along with Italy, has not established ZEV targets (yet), though internal pressure in the U.S.