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Charge Me Up! Energy Storage Development ā€“ A Fast Emerging Technology Needed for Sustainability

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For transportation and logistics ā€“ the revolution to decarbonize is likewise well underway. As a sustainable logistics consultant Iā€™m often reading up on how technology is evolving in the energy sector. He advises clients on green logistical solutions and provides sustainability program management services. Charge Me Up!

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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 initiatives launched at COP26 will significantly reshape the transport and logistics ecosystem, its fleets, its infrastructure and its practices. COP26 has received more attention than previous summits.

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Struggling to innovate

Supply Chain Movement

Logistics service providers seem to be struggling to innovate, despite the thriving economy. Brexit and the threat of escalating trade wars), but with the current economic wind in their sails logistics service providers should be in a strong position to innovate. There are of course a few clouds darkening the horizon (e.g.

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The World Bank Cares About Logistics

Supply Chain View from the Field

One of the highlights of the BVL was a panel discussion by the World Bank, talking about their global logistics study. Jean-Francois Arvis spoke about the World Bank Study on the Logistics and Public Sector. The World Bank is looking at logistics form a policy perspective, which has just emerged in the last ten years.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 ā€“ 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this weekā€™s logistics news. Kƶrber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

But the world of logistics has not changed radically compared with last year,ā€ says Patrick Haex from Buck Consultants. However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. Slight shift in European networks.

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LogTech Industry Roundup: Q2 2016

Freightos

Highlights from our quarterly review of disruptive logistics technologies are included below. The global freight market contracted in 2015 by 1.6%. The market remains fragmented: the top 20 logistics players controlling only 58% of the market (via Ti Global Forwarding Report 2016 ). Logistics Startup Activity.