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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

If you prefer to find the news yourself, head over to our free roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics and supply chain news sources. A Fijian canoe paddled 1 tonne cargo of cocoa beans all the way from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand. Sustainable shipping! We’ve split the trends into the sections on the right.

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Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Activists and governments should take advantage of the momentum generated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to advocate and push for reforms at the national and global level. Equatorial Guinea. Source : Human Rights Watch. Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau. Source: Human Rights Watch.

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A Reflection on Supply Chain Digitization Trends in the Metal Industry

o9 Solutions

There is not a single day without the metals industry making the headlines: from the Guinea coup to price volatility, to the semiconductor crisis impacting the automotive industry and consequently reducing the demand for metal manufacturers. Digitization is a key enabler to address these issues.