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Smart and Sustainable Freight: The Role of AI in Green Supply Chain Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

One of the key challenges in green freight logistics is reducing emissions from fuel-intensive operationsparticularly in trucking and maritime shipping. Use Cases in AI-Driven Green Freight CMA CGM & Google Cloud: In 2024, global shipping firm CMA CGM partnered with Google Cloud to deploy AI across its global logistics network.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). The second Z – Zero emission shipping routes: the Clydebank Declaration. Signatories to the so-called Clydebank Declaration have agreed to collaborate to support the creation of green shipping corridors between two or more port pairs.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Governments can’t keep kicking the can down the road; every delay moves us further away from reaching pressing climate goals,” said Guy Platten, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping. Part 2–Defining the execution.

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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

Volvo’s POD in Sweden is a great example. China increased its lead in global parcel volume in 2019, shipping more than 63 billion parcels last year, representing 26% YoY growth and making up substantially more than half of global parcel volume. All of these come together in some way with autonomous transportation options.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

That streak came to an end in its first match, a 3-0 loss to Sweden, which happened to be the last team to defeat the US. Another shipping crisis strikes, threatens Black Friday shopping. Volansi completes first-ever autonomous ship-to-ship drone delivery. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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How Disruptive is Global E-Commerce? More Than You Think

Talking Logistics

We have heard similar stories in Sweden and the U.S. Those electronic goods are bought on a website in China or a different country and shipped individually to the end customer. Local retailers and distributors will need to excel at “drop-ship” operations with their overseas suppliers. The distributor/retailer goes away.

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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

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Additionally, new shipping lanes are opening up, and Russia has a grand plan to become the biggest beneficiary of climate change in the region. Despite its efficiency, the volume of shipping along this route is negligible compared to the other two options.

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