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WOF Expo 2021 enjoys successful staging

Logistics Business Magazine

The event was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic and the auspices of the Bratislava self-governing region. If you did not have the opportunity to participate in person, the hybrid event offered flexibility in the form of live streaming. Evening programme.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon experienced “critical fire or arc flash events” at six sites in North America with solar installations, representing about 12.7 Instacart says the new technology will give more retailers access to tools and technologies that can lead to business growth. percent of all applicable facilities. As of Sept.

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

Capture market data in near-real-time Real-time data represents a valuable tool for logistics managers when planning and adapting routes for the real world. And it’s important to know a few best practices to achieve that goal. The whole picture requires close attention when it comes to optimizing shipping routes in the modern supply chain.

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The importance of cyber security risk management in shipping

Shipping and Freight Resource

Cyber technologies have become essential and critical not just to the operation and management of numerous systems and processes on board ships but also for the safety, security and protection of the ship, the crew, the cargo, and the marine environment.

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Crisis-proof, customer-centric logistics in times of global pandemic

Forto

We use company chats such as Slack and project management tools such as Asana. In this way, we ensure that our contact persons are available for our customers and partners at the usual times, and especially in the event of a quarantine. . All employees are mobile, so that work can be done from home at any time. .

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Coronavirus and the Trade War: A Perfect Storm Argument for SMB Supply Chain Diversification

Freightos

As airlines canceled flights, and ports contended with no cargo to ship and no workers to operate, air cargo and ocean freight have been disrupted, with ocean carriers losing millions each week. The longer the shutdown continues, the more even global players like Apple will suffer from delayed production and delivery. .

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

But of course, freight still needs to move, and for some commodities, such as personal protective equipment, a rapid supply chain is more critical now than it has been in many decades. Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services. Decreasing the time that freighters spend on the ground.

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