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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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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

At the same time the largest container shipping liner, Maersk Line, has ordered eight large ships powered by carbon neutral methanol carrying approximately 16 000 containers each, and made a call for ā€œpit stopsā€ for appropriate infrastructure to source green methanol. The third Z – Zero emission technology: First Movers Coalition.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

Lenovoā€™s innovative sustainability work with Maersk. Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. The grain blockaded in Ukraine.

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The Data Behind Amazonā€™s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded ā€œdivinely discontentā€ customers as innovation drivers. Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). Source: Amazon.com. Letā€™s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.