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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, the creator of a cloud-hosted final-mile automation platform, for $138 million. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The US, Norway, and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle to launch a project aimed at protecting the world’s tropical forests. The distribution hub will be operated by XPO Logistics Supply Chain, which has already started hiring.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The initiatives launched at COP26 will significantly reshape the transport and logistics ecosystem, its fleets, its infrastructure and its practices. The second Z – Zero emission shipping routes: the Clydebank Declaration.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. While the shipping bottleneck from the Ever Given should begin to dissipate, another bottleneck in the US looms: port congestion. And more ships keep arriving, making the congestion worse. That’s all for this week.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Shipping Routes: Clydebank Declaration. Signatories to the so-called Clydebank Declaration agreed to collaborate to support the creation of green shipping corridors between two or more port pairs. Carriers will be incentivised or obliged to service these maritime routes only with zero emission ships.

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Norway “Underground” Short Cut for Shipping

The Network Effect

Norway has unveiled plans to build the world’s first ship tunnel by blasting through 7.5 The post Norway “Underground” Short Cut for Shipping appeared first on The Network Effect. million tons of rock on.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Revenues increased 25 percent to $38 billion in the quarter compared to Q2 2016, but profits fell by 77 percent as the company continues to invest heavily in its various businesses, including its logistics and fulfillment network. Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Hunt Transport Services, Inc.