Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

FedEx Express Europe debuts renewable diesel in Netherlands. The company said it is exiting meal deliveries as well as a service providing bulk doorstep deliveries of packaged consumer goods to small businesses. IBM and Maersk abandon ship on TradeLens blockchain. Biden asks Congress to avert rail strike.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

The trial, which is expected to conclude within a month in Bengaluru, will test the vehicle technology within FedEx Express operations, assessing the vehicles’ operational effectiveness on a standard route fully loaded with packages, the company said in a statement. GE Appliances is piloting an autonomous electric vehicle for material runs.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

On October 2, 2019, EcoVadis and Nexio Projects held the B2B Sustainability Forum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, bringing together 80+ attendees to learn how companies are moving their CSR program beyond compliance and into maturity. New Products and Services: Sustainability marketed Consumer Packaged Goods products are growing 5.6

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

One example demonstrated how TradeLens can reduce the transit time of a shipment of packaging materials to a production line in the United States by 40 percent, avoiding thousands of dollars in cost.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2021

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Earlier this fall, EcoVadis and Nexio Projects held the B2B Sustainability Forum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, bringing together 80+ attendees to learn how companies are moving their CSR program beyond compliance and into maturity. New Products and Services: Sustainability marketed Consumer Packaged Goods products are growing 5.6

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Air freight capacity concerns prompt new forwarder strategies (Lloyd’s Loading List). Alstom to test automated freight train in the Netherlands (Reuters). from using drones and driverless vehicles to deliver packages. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 3.7% Teamsters to UPS: No to Drones and Driverless Trucks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Amazon will deliver packages to customers by bike and on foot for the first time in the UK as the retailer announces new methods of reducing emissions. Labor slowdowns and strikes at the German and Netherland ports are creating a massive pile-up of export containers bound for the US that will take months to clear out.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany are suffering higher rates—and Baltic and Eastern Europe nations such as Hungary and Ukraine are seeing prices rise at over 20% on an annualized basis. Labor costs and the availability of talent, as well as rising prices in agriculture, hard commodities, freight, and energy.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Netherlands. Montenegro.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 7, 2022

Such strong forecasts mean one inevitable outcome for global carriers—raising rates to stay competitive and deliver the growing volume of packages. The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50

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