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DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem

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Singapore’s Status a Global Hub. From its peak, 97% flight capacity was reduced from Singapore Airlines. With such dramatic reductions in flights, Singapore’s status of a logistics hub was put severely at risk. However Singapore has managed to preserve it position as a global trade hub. Keeping Supply Chains Moving.

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The Green Corridor: To Realise the Circular Economy Dream – Reach Out to Your Community

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In one example, Crust Group in Singapore provides a Southeast Asian example of a cross industry “circular economy” partnership. Everyday there is stale bread thrown out by bakeries all over Singapore. In the example of Crust Group, they do not have to buy raw materials from overseas. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping

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Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping How the Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor Project is Helping to Reduce Shipping Emissions in Practice by Refke Gunnewijk Sustainable long-haul transport is one of the biggest challenges on the way to a carbon-neutral society. Each fuel comes with its own challenges.

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Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy

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Singapore is among the 80-odd countries that have set net-zero targets that are to be reached mostly by 2050. Singapore has also embraced solar energy, having multiplied its solar capacity by more than seven times since 2015. Cache Logistics Trust, Singapore. YCH Logistics, Singapore.

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Packing for the Future

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The Singapore National Environment Agency calculated that in 2020, 1.14 million tons of paper and cardboard waste was generated (Singapore population of 5.45 To achieve this, more investments in recycling processing systems are needed, a fact the Singapore government is aware of and has made plans for this.

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The Green Corridor: The Circular Journey

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. #1 Your Input Channel In November 2022 my story To Realize the Circular Economy Dream – Reach Out to Your Community , I used the example of a company that takes bread crusts (a by-product of one industry) and uses it for making beer. Here is an example where one company’s waste becomes another company’s raw material.

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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

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Ikea’s Singapore operations called it a “global transport crisis” and estimates 850 of its 8,500 products are affected by shipment delays. The furniture giant estimated that about 850 of its 8,500 products sold in Singapore are affected by shipment delays, which Ikea said affects availability and planned promotions. KEY POINTS.