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National Logistics Day 2024

Enterra Insights

To put that in context, we employ more people than the population of Denmark, which only has 5.8 Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. million people. million residents.”[2] ”[2] That number doubles to over 13 million people when everyone associated with logistics is included.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. It fixed a glaring business problem in the industry – a tacit understanding that container liners would charge extra, on top of existing fees, if they had a container they could ship for more (rolled cargo). As long as you know which 75 to 80% is, you can provide a guarantee on that.

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Logistics Responses to Europe’s Migrant Crisis

TMC

For example, early in the new year, Denmark tightened its border controls with Germany, after Sweden had imposed similar measures [2]. And as the recent action taken by Denmark underlines, governments are apt to impose new restrictions that can make border crossings more complicated. The service carried some 1.5

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Aboard a Cargo Colossus

SCM Research

Møller – Mærsk of Denmark, the world’s largest container shipping company, the Triple-E’s went into service last year, muscling their way into the $210 billion container industry.” Owned and operated by A.P. ” Watch the video from the article.

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The Smart Shipping Container Revolution

GTG Technology Group

This shipping company out of Denmark has designed units with built-in smart sensors that monitor container conditions at all times. Along with spoiled goods, cargo theft represents a large percentage of lost income in shipping. Monitoring Goods in Transit. Smart sensor containers dramatically reduce these occurrences.

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First test run of new expansion to Suez Canal complete

Logistics Middle East

Three cargo ships from US, Denmark and Bahrain successfully transit new Suez Canal ahead of its grand opening in August.

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Logistics Technology and Startup Roundup: Q1 2016

Freightos

Maersk experimented with using a drone to deliver goods to a container ship in Denmark , in an effort to save costs on barge deliveries. A British aviation service company ordered 12 Lockheed-Martin blimps , each capable of carrying 47,000 pounds (20% of a 747’s cargo capacity). The blimps could be ideal for remote deliveries.