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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). The work force, regardless if on operational or executive level, needs to upgrade its capabilities to cope with the new technologies used to power an emission free transport system. Part 2–Defining the execution. COP26 marked a special moment.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). The goal of this collaborative innovation is to move containers at the speed of air cargo through a vacuum tube, an enclosed highly reliable system, connecting ports with their hinterland in a new way, reducing time and carbon emissions.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. In the works is a global maritime taxation system targeting bunkers.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2016, Northvolt develops what is described as state-of-the-art sodium ion battery technology developed for the expansion of cost-efficient and sustainable energy storage systems worldwide. According to the announcement, Stardust Power selected this site for its central refinery because of Oklahoma’s central U.S.

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How Disruptive is Global E-Commerce? More Than You Think

Talking Logistics

We have heard similar stories in Sweden and the U.S. In the traditional model, products such as electronics sold into Europe would have entered in a container in bulk through ports like Antwerp or Rotterdam, been deconsolidated by a freight forwarder in the Benelux or transshipped further into Europe.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 8-12, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Uber pilots on-demand product delivery in Sweden — powered by its new API ( VentureBeat ). July 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report for August 2014. 3PL Supply Chain & Logistics Trends This Week in News Transportation Management Systems C.H. Roadnet Transportation Suite 3.6.7

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The detection of the UK variant in September 2020 was a big alert to be in guard, but our system was slow in detecting the mutant variants of concern. Luxembourg and Sweden sent 58 and 120 ventilators respectively. We probably took it lightly and got into the celebration mode. Here is where there was an oversight in understanding.

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