The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JANUARY 3, 2023
Shipping Routes: Clydebank Declaration. Signatories to the so-called Clydebank Declaration agreed to collaborate to support the creation of green shipping corridors between two or more port pairs. Carriers will be incentivised or obliged to service these maritime routes only with zero emission ships.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
hope to slash shipping costs and save millions of dollars when they sit down later this month to negotiate long-term contracts with ocean carriers following last year’s surge in rates. Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods.
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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
DECEMBER 21, 2021
15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.
Talking Logistics
MAY 3, 2013
Cass Freight Index Report – April 2013. Overcapacity, Fuel Costs Hit Shipping Industry ( Fox Business ). Descartes opened up its wallet and made another acquisition, this time KSD Software Norway AS , a Scandinavia-based provider of electronic customs filing solutions for the European Union. Trucks transported 59% of U.S.-NAFTA
Freightos
DECEMBER 19, 2023
More Resources Home December 19, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Europe weekly prices increased 30% to $4.78/kg.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 30, 2021
The US, Norway, and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle to launch a project aimed at protecting the world’s tropical forests. The agreement will help businesses that sell on Adobe’s platform offer free two-day shipping and other services, such as easy returns.
Talking Logistics
JULY 28, 2017
Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Moving on, here’s the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Freight-Booking Startup Convoy Raises $62 Million (WSJ – sub. Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. Shipping — how hard can it be?
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