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The Beginning of the Beginning: A Progress Report on the Digitisation of Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Hackathons, in various setups, have become, more present, for example in the maritime sector during the last five years , and just recently, one was concluded for the ports of Morocco. Conclusions—the need to look beyond digital technologies. Actors themselves need to overcome their resistance to new business models.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Desperate Refugees

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Is it morally defensible to write about African refugees to actually advertise a commercial cargo monitoring service? Customs clearance of containers will be slower, cargo will arrive later and/or miss the vessel and most likely some of the cargo can’t be used anymore.

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Tilbury Docks: Man dies after 35 found in container

Global Trade Management

A few weeks ago, we published a sad story in our blog about refugees discovered in Morocco. Now, another such sad story got published by BBC (see below).

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Flash forward 10 years: What would green, sustainable freight transportation look like

Freightera

Beckwitt first authored for the 2016 G7 Summit version of Climate Change: The New Economy ( [link] ), and following invitation to COP22, the larger presentation at the UN 2016 Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco. . About Freightera.