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The Future of Autonomous Supply Chains Part 1: Autonomous Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

Autonomous supply chains are systems that can operate with little to no human intervention, and they use artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and sensors to optimize the flow of goods. The key technologies that enable autonomous supply chains are artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, sensors, and blockchain.

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Xeneta Roundtable: Ocean Freight Strategies for an Uncertain Market

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

tariffs, ongoing geopolitical tensions, and looming changes to the de minimis threshold for low-value imports from China are keeping global supply chains on unstable ground. About Xeneta Xeneta is the leading ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform transforming the shipping and logistics industry.

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IMO’s Convention on Ship Recycling Enters into Force

Supply Chain Brain

Developed under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Convention mandates that ships at the end of their operational lives must be recycled in a safe and environmentally sustainable way.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. Also, tools have been developed to enable horizontal partnerships to reduce empty truck miles.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

aims to block from obtaining American high technology. The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. The enterprises were added to a lengthy register of companies the U.S.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Oil prices tanked, cancellations increased and Maersk drilling and supply chain services would run up nearly $2 billion dollars in annual losses.

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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

Suez Canal News Update The Suez Canal is a crucial lane for global shipping, with 50-60 vessels of all types transiting each day for about 19,000 per year, including about 30% of global container traffic and more than a million barrels of crude oil per day. What to expect from shipping in the Suez Canal & Red Sea?

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