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World Shipping Body Toughens Their Emissions Targets

Logistics Viewpoints

The nations with the most flagged vehicles are Panama, China, Singapore, the Marshall Islands, and Liberia. To meet the 2030 goals, the industry will need to retrofit the ships’ engines to allow the burning of alternative fuels with smaller carbon footprints such as ammonia, natural gas and ethanol can be used to help attain 2030 goals.

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Cargo Flight Launches a Vital Link in the Ebola Response Effort

MIT Supply Chain

A shipment of medical equipment that arrived on January 12, 2015, in Monrovia, Liberia, from Miami, US, will enable 25 government hospitals to receive infection control training, helping the facilities which were partially or fully closed owing to the Ebola crisis to recommence regular operations.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. Goods have to be transported across the globe and delivered to different destinations – from congested cities to remote, rural areas. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning. Kazakhstan.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

When a KPI shows that performance is consistently meeting or exceeding the required level, you can decide to raise the bar and set a higher standard to aspire to. Transportation. This means that fluctuations are immediately visible and if performance moves in the wrong direction, action can quickly be taken to address the situation.

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