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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology.

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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. All of these come together in some way with autonomous transportation options. Volvo’s POD in Sweden is a great example. The keys to success are security, opt-in, and transparency.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

This technology is deployed among regulators, law enforcement, and national security agencies, as well as over 100 of the world’s largest public and private companies. location, facilitating delivery of lithium inputs and shipment of battery-grade lithium products over multiple transportation routes.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Retailers face security-related challenges on many fronts. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design.

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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

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Currently, the primary route for transporting goods from Europe to Asia is the Swiss Trade route. As a result, only specialized icebreaking ships can travel through these routes, making the cost of transportation much higher than other shipping routes.

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Logistics Responses to Europe’s Migrant Crisis

TMC

So far, we’ve found that the expected fallout in terms of higher transportation prices and operational disruptions has been relatively muted. For example, early in the new year, Denmark tightened its border controls with Germany, after Sweden had imposed similar measures [2]. The service carried some 1.5

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

And here’s to hoping that 2018 results in even more significant advancements in the state of warehousing and transportation technology. The service includes an app, a smart lock and a cloud-based indoor security camera. Ocean Transportation. Content Summary: Pharma Exploring Blockchain to Increase Supply Chain Security.