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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

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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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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. Most of this, 45.1

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Well, the Environmental Protection Agency states that this species “ was introduced into the United States in the mid-1990s, possibly stowing away in a shipping container.” Prior to this insight I thought there was no downside to the benefits brought to shipping from the standardized shipping container.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Container shipping prices skyrocket. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland.

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Tesla Hikes Wages for Nevada Gigafactory Workers

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a further development related to increased labor activism among global automakers, specifically electric vehicle producer Tesla. The Swedish Transport Workers Union in turn, whose workers unload Tesla vehicles among four separate ports, threatened to blockade the vehicles from entering that country.

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. “It Written by Helen Armstrong.

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Will Cloud Computing in Logistics Replace On-Premises Systems for Good?

Logistics Viewpoints

A popular application in logistics is data analytics: By continuously merging data from a wide range of systems – from machine control units, other IoT devices, WCS and WMS to TMS and ERP – the cloud service provides a clear overview of the complex processes in the systems as well as in the entire supply chain.