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The Future of Autonomous Supply Chains Part 1: Autonomous Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

The growing awareness of environmental and social issues has increased the demand for sustainability and transparency in supply chain operations, creating the need for more visibility, accountability, and collaboration. Degree two: Remotely controlled ship with seafarers on board. There are no seafarers on board.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

hope to slash shipping costs and save millions of dollars when they sit down later this month to negotiate long-term contracts with ocean carriers following last year’s surge in rates. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Sustainable transport was one of the topics discussed during the event’s “Solution Day” on 17 November 2022. 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.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

The US, Norway, and Britain joined forces with companies including Amazon and Nestle to launch a project aimed at protecting the world’s tropical forests. In other sustainability news, the InBev 100+ Accelerator is adding some big-name companies: Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, and Unilever.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Sustainability. Content Summary: First Self-Sailing Electric Cargo Ship Set to Launch. Fertilizer company Yara International has teamed up Kongsberg to build the Yara Birkeland, which will haul fertilizers between three ports in southern Norway, saving 40,000 truck journeys per year. Click here for the full story. Media Type.