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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

A Fijian canoe paddled 1 tonne cargo of cocoa beans all the way from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand. Sustainable shipping! The small crew spent 29 days on the Solomon Islands to New Plymouth NZ leg alone, battling 6 metre swells and 40 knott winds in open seas. It started as a dare.

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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. Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau. Source: UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

… Smart cities can deliver a cleaner and more sustainable environment. However, when cities view themselves as “the world’s best laboratories for solutions,” citizens can feel like they are guinea pigs. .”[1] The report also noted, “Cities are the world’s best laboratories for solutions.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

… Smart cities can deliver a cleaner and more sustainable environment. However, when cities view themselves as “the world’s best laboratories for solutions,” citizens can feel like they are guinea pigs. .”[1] The report also noted, “Cities are the world’s best laboratories for solutions.

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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.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. In this fast-paced world, where there is also increasing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint, global fashion and luxury goods manufacturers have to redesign their go-to-market strategy to meet demand in a cost-efficient and sustainable way: Plan. El Salvador.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. In a world with an increasing number of political disturbances and mounting pressure to create sustainability, companies in a global market have to design their logistics strategy to meet demand in a cost efficient, optimal way: Plan. El Salvador. Faroe Islands.