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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. But rather than retrofit, it may be cheaper just to replace old ships with new ships built from the ground up to be sustainable. New technologies are being explored including high tech “sails” mounted to a ship’s deck.

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Added Alerts to a Warming Earth and Supply Chain Climate Change Mitigation Efforts

Supply Chain Matters

As the BBC noted in its reporting last week : “ Small states like the Marshall Islands, Liberia and Panama have huge numbers of ships sailing under their national flags but they have no real responsibility for these vessels.”

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Marshall Islands. 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. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Madagascar. Martinique.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Marshall Islands. 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. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg.