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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Unlike in Glasgow, there was no dedicated transport day, nor a transport pavilion in Sharm El-Sheikh.

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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

SCMDOJO

Additionally, new shipping lanes are opening up, and Russia has a grand plan to become the biggest beneficiary of climate change in the region. Currently, the primary route for transporting goods from Europe to Asia is the Swiss Trade route.

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Energy Crisis in Asia and Europe: The Supply Chain Impact

Resilinc

While in 2022 Pakistan received oil supplies from Qatar, Nigeria, Egypt, and Italy, this year supplies from Nigeria and Qatar are set to fall. Going forward, Pakistan plans to increase LNG supplies from Egypt to soften the impact of the shortages. Consider this: in January 2022, globally Qatar exported 7.2M tons and Nigeria exported 1.5M

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Overcoming complex logistics in building better cities

DELMIA Quintiq

Whether it is shipping pipes to Egypt for irrigation projects or support trusses to build bridges in Italy, the logistics puzzles of the materials industry are varied and complex. And not all heavy building materials can be transported in trucks, trailers or freight cars. Transport & Logistics'

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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

However, few understand the history of WMS and how it evolved to encompass item tracking, storage data, inbound and outbound shipping, picking and much more. The concept of warehouse management originated in ancient Egypt as people sought ways to manage grain gathered from crops.

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Thailand’s transportation and communication pathways are well-developed for manufacturing supply chains. The country has a robust network of roads, waterways, rail and air transport, including several major seaports. Laem Chabang, another major seaport, is also a container port, making it easy to ship goods by sea.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

The survey of more than 500 global logistics executives is part of the 2018 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, an annual snapshot of industry sentiment and ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets by size, infrastructure, transport connections and business climate. . In the 50 country rankings, Brazil slips two spots to No.