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The Green Corridor – My Visit to Energy Observer – A Tour into the Future of Ocean Travel

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Energy Observer project started in France in 2017 with support from French industries. You can find out on the ship, which are outfitted with three types of solar panels at present. That said, there have been and continue to be improvements due to innovations. This vessel can’t get in the ocean quick enough. Timothy Foote.

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3 Reasons to Outsource Fulfillment with Nathan Lugo-Montanez

The Logistics of Logistics

Nathan is currently pursuing his doctorate in business administration with a concentration in strategy and innovation at Columbia International University and has Masters Degrees in Business and Public Administration. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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5 Reasons Why Carriers Are Customer-Obsessed

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In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We They began sponsoring innovation, like Lufthansa Cargo’s engagement with accelerator, Plug and Play. Accenture estimates that’s manual processes have exposed the ocean shipping industry to $34.4 Carriers chose different paths.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

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CEVA Logistics actively reaches out to support social innovations and engage local communities. Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. Photo Credit: L’Oréal. pandemic response.

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Doing Business in Switzerland

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Switzerland is east of France and north of Italy, also bordered by Austria, Liechtenstein and Germany. Manufacturing is the growth engine of the swiss economy, but the country has lagged in innovation during the last several years. China, India, France, the U.K., France and China. Manufacturing in Switzerland.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China. Enter Big Tech. But what does this mean for shippers?

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

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Walmart to buy Alert Innovation. Walmart has entered a definitive agreement to purchase micro-fulfillment center (MFC) developer Alert Innovation. The number of small and medium-sized British businesses selling over Amazon’s marketplace soared by more than 25 percent in 2021, faster than in Germany, France, or Italy.