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Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery. There is a long way to go, particularly for brands whose products are shipped thousands of miles to reach overseas customers, requiring air freight transportation to keep within acceptable delivery times.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the wheelchair division, Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s race at 1:17:06 and Susannah Scaroni of the US won the women’s race with a time of 1:41:45. Although CMA CGM is best known for being a large container shipping company, it is also the parent of CEVA Logistics. minutes per mile.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. But even here, Mr. Barraco explains, there is a difference between accidentally shipping goods to bad actors and “intentional violators.”

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Captains of Ocean Freight: The Top 3 Ocean Carriers

3PL Insights

In today’s global economy, ocean freight is necessary to meet the demands of consumers worldwide. Shipping via ocean freighters is the method by which a huge majority of goods, especially raw materials, are transported from place to place. Ocean freight allows companies to transport their goods reliably, en masse, and cheaply.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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.

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Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. They immediately knew where they needed to take action, such as rerouting freight or adding new cross-docking facilities. marked the development. But technology also failed us. A year of reflection.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: UPS to the Rescue

Supply Chains Rock

I received several emails and even another blogger posted commentary on the challenges for US retailers to ship overseas. For example when I wrote a general statement that "retailers dont get shipping abroad." While I poked at a few of my favorite retailers, I came across one that actually DOES ship internationally - Lucky Brand Jeans.