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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maerskā€™s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

With all the natural disasters, political posturings and sexual harassment revelations dominating the news cycle of the past year, we sure could use some good news, and thatā€™s exactly what weā€™ve got for youā€”the 2017 MH&L Innovation Awards. We think youā€™ll enjoy this year-end recap of supply chain innovations and best practices.

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How Freight Disrupted Itself: The View From Within A Changing Industry

Freightos

How Freight Disrupted Itself. In the last year, a new dynamic has begun to reshape the freight industry. Phil knows his (freight) stuff. In his PhD thesis he developed a product to secure ocean freight rates with financial derivatives. Declining Freight Rates. Suddenly the freight industry is not so opaque.

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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

But issues surrounding labor and rising fuel prices pose real threats to the freight industry. Transportation companies are now tasked with holding up these safety standards, while finding new and innovative ways to boost efficiency. Technology Comes to the Aid of Freight Companies. High Fuel Costs. range throughout 2018.

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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

But issues surrounding labor and rising fuel prices pose real threats to the freight industry. Transportation companies are now tasked with holding up these safety standards, while finding new and innovative ways to boost efficiency. Technology Comes to the Aid of Freight Companies. High Fuel Costs. range throughout 2018.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

On 10 November 2021 at COP26, 19 countries ā€“ including Australia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA) ā€“ joined the first framework to establish zero emission maritime routes. The third Z – Zero emission technology: First Movers Coalition. Roughly half of .

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends ā€“ A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The subsequent rankings in the 2021 Production Statistics revealed that South Korea had overtaken Germany and Mexico, and Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have moved up the world ranking for car production. The main destinations of vehicle exports were Europe, Middle East and Africa and South America.