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This Week in Logistics News (July 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

and global ports, with highly complex air freight systems suffering the heaviest hit, as global airlines grounded flights. and global ports, with highly complex air freight systems suffering the heaviest hit, as global airlines grounded flights. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Shipping Routes: Clydebank Declaration. Signatories to the so-called Clydebank Declaration agreed to collaborate to support the creation of green shipping corridors between two or more port pairs. Carriers will be incentivised or obliged to service these maritime routes only with zero emission ships.

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Overcoming complex logistics in building better cities

DELMIA Quintiq

Whether it is shipping pipes to Egypt for irrigation projects or support trusses to build bridges in Italy, the logistics puzzles of the materials industry are varied and complex. And not all heavy building materials can be transported in trucks, trailers or freight cars.

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The History of Shipment Tracking

Turvo

And with demand for more shipping growing across all carriers, the need for faster more accurate tracking will increase. These staggering shipping numbers will only continue to grow as the world continues to become interconnected, and more people continue to shop online.” According to Cargobot , “on a typical day, UPS handles over 20.7

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Thailand’s 63 paved airports moved 2,134,149,001 mt-km of freight in 2015. In addition to its well-developed air freight infrastructure, Thailand also has a modern and robust transportation infrastructure of paved roads, rail and waterways. Major seaports include Bangkok, Map de Phut, Prachuap Port and Si Racha.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. By the time Egypt nationalized the canal in June 1956, all British troops had left.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Interesting Facts & Financial Breakdown of the Global Logistics Market

GlobalTranz

Since the construction of the pyramids in ancient Egypt, logistics has made remarkable strides. For example, a manufacturing partner might be able to buy materials at a bulk rate or a 3PL provider could access reliable truckload freight contractors you cannot. However, the origins of logistics run back much deeper into the past.