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DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore’s Status a Global Hub. From its peak, 97% flight capacity was reduced from Singapore Airlines. With such dramatic reductions in flights, Singapore’s status of a logistics hub was put severely at risk. However Singapore has managed to preserve it position as a global trade hub. Keeping Supply Chains Moving.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Group’s sustainability policy is based on three pillars: Acting for People, Acting for Planet and Acting for Responsible Trade. Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As an example of 56 positions analyzed in the Jobs Transformation Map (JTM) for the logistics sector in Singapore, about 54 percent of jobs will undergo at least a “medium degree of change” which will require job redesign, right-skilling or cause displacement. If we wait until nature forces us, the cost will be astronomical.”.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Since COP26, a series of deep dive webinars have been conducted on how to design policies for ZE-MHDVs. At COP27, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano advocated for the realization of the ICAO Assembly’s decision to reach net zero emissions from air transport by 2050 as the update of the goal requires supportive government policies.

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Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

With what is perhaps a fear for change ingrained in many businesses’ and policy makers’ minds, maybe the label of follower is deserved? Tim has crafted delivery solutions for many e-commerce clients and managed the supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies. It’s no different in the logistics industry.

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Now Is the Right Time for Supply Chains To Do the Right Things

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Covid-19 aftermath is so deeply engraved that in future, we can actually explain this phase as: BC “Before Covid-19” and AD “After Disease recovery” It has forced world leaders, policy makers, businesses to shift their focus to a survival mode for the most part of 2020. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

GLOBAL TRADE NEWS Xeneta , an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform provider, investigated how growing geopolitical divisions are manifesting in a shift away from manufacturing in China, and an increase in friendshoring. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most.