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Shipping Container Shortage–Another Bullwhip Example

Operations and Supply Chain Management

An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%. Shipping costs have skyrocketed as desperate companies wait weeks for containers and pay premium rates to get them, according to industry watchers. Compared with last March’s low prices, freight rates from China to the U.S. KEY POINTS.

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The State of Digital Freight: The 4×4 Blueprint for Freight 2020

Freightos

The journey to digitize freight, while initially off to a slow start, has gained momentum in the last two or three years. They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Online freight booking. Think retail.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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. Sustainable Transformation is Data Driven – Driving Profitable Supply Chains from Resources to Retailing.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In Singapore, for instance, there was a period when eggs were running out as consumers hoarded them. Retailers responded by ordering more eggs. The production sector in Singapore has been hit by waves of layoffs over the past two years, especially when circuit breaker measures were imposed. FALLOUT FROM LABOUR CRUNCH .

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The Green Corridor: Predictions Are In The Green!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore is one of the largest fuelling stations of the world (over 20% of ship fuelling happens here), so capacity for sustainable fuels is critical for global sustainability efforts. In Q1, 2023for example an expanded Neste Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) refinery will be coming online in Singapore. Solar Power Expansion.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI Although CMA CGM is best known for being a large container shipping company, it is also the parent of CEVA Logistics. that take dimensions needed to ship an item, then cut, crease and glue corrugated cardboard to make custom boxes.

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The Green Corridor: Full Circle – The Promise and Struggles of the Circular Economy and Green Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Timing when stores need replenishment or when factory production will increase its demand, will likewise have better forecasting software to lower the overall waste in our inventory and retail systems. Train, ship and airline technologies are lagging behind, but there are steps happening. Companies like Sembcorp, Mitsui & Co.,