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The State of Logistics Podcasting with Blythe Brumleve

The Logistics of Logistics

About Blythe Brumleve In 2008, Blythe Brumleve was working as a waitress and a blogger with a dream of owning her own company when she received an opportunity to work in the world of logistics. As an executive assistant to the C-suite, she gained first-hand knowledge of the daily operations of a $140M asset-based logistics provider.

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The State of LTL Shipping in Light of YRC Freight Bankruptcy

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The impact was a blend of expanded networks but also operational intricacies. Challenges Faced Operational transformations and union disagreements created a tense atmosphere within the company. The 2008 financial crisis added fuel to the fire, putting severe pressure on Yellow’s financials.

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Reducing Pollutant Emissions in Shipping

Logistics Business Magazine

The technology employed in order to use liquid ammonia as a fuel must therefore be hermetically tight and guarantee maximum operational safety. Their standard safety mechanisms make them suitable for hazardous, toxic and environmentally harmful fluids such as NH3, even under extreme operating conditions.

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HMM completes Dream crossing of the Pacific in its first trial with Bio-fuel

Shipping and Freight Resource

In the past decade, IMO has taken further action, including further regulatory measures and the adoption of the Initial IMO GHG strategy. In June 2021, IMO adopted key short-term measures aimed at cutting the carbon intensity of all ships by at least 40% by 2030, in line with the ambitions set out in the IMO Initial Strategy.

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IKEA lOGISTIC sTRATEGy

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Nowadays, we can say that IKEA is expanded around the world, by the year 1990, it had 89 stores in 21 countries, and it was operating 260 stores in 36 countries in 2008. provide a vital link in our operations. As a result, IKEA managed its costs better than its competitors and could offer products at 30% lower costs.

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Impact of IMO 2020 on the maritime landscape of South Africa

Shipping and Freight Resource

In April 2018, more than 100 Member States met at the United Nations IMO in London and adopted an initial strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 levels.

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Creating a Green Marine Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

It is the IMO’s strictest environmental regulation to date and ushered shipping and terminal sectors in a new era to transform the way marine supply chains operate. To see these regulations through, the IMO is aiming to reduce total annual greenhouse emissions by 2050 by at least 50% compared to 2008 [4]. Operational Considerations.