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Top Trucking and Land Transport Trends to Watch in 2022

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These and other factors drove up freight rates and created capacity crunches that flowed right into 2022. Analysts and industry groups have warned of truck driver shortages for years, around the globe,” the publication adds. Logistics Management sees “the need for speed” as being paramount for both shippers and carriers in 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

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Japan farm exports in 2022 1st half hit record high as more dine out. Earlier this week, the company announced that it will acquire Italy’s Bomi Group, which provides global healthcare logistics services. With the acquisition, UPS said it will add 60 temperature-controlled facilities in 14 countries and nearly 3,000 employees.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

A submission to the 2022 Defence Strategic Review. Local Caption Defence’s Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) together with BAE Systems Australia have delivered an essential ammunition capability to the Australian Defence Force three months ahead of schedule. By David Beaumont.

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Navigating the Waves: Exploring Digital Booking in Ocean Logistics at TPM 2024

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Timmermann, formerly of Toll Group, pointed out that BCOs mostly still prefer to use forwarders because of the complexity of ocean logistics: forwarders serve as problem solvers when things like canceled sailings, rolled containers, or price adjustments of just the ocean move occur. The data shows this too.

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Testing times

Automotive Logistics

Vehicle-makers will have to publish WLTP-measured fuel consumption figures for all new vehicles from January 1 2019 and will be required to meet stringent new CO 2 emissions targets 12 months later. Industry analyst IHS Markit says carmakers failing to meet the 2021 targets could be fined more than €14 billion ($16.1

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

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The number of pre-booking slots was reduced to 14 daily from 23. Amazon had planned to roll out such a service in February 2020. Between 1 January and 30 June, there were 3,444 ‘active’ jobs related to the supply chain at alcohol companies monitored by GlobalData, Just Drinks’ parent – a 55 percent rise on the second half of 2022.

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Choppy seas on horizon for liner carriers

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dollars per metric ton for the beginning of each September from 2015 through 2018. Adding fuel to the fire, the IMO’s 2020 sulfur cap will likely cause bunker prices to climb even higher. 1, 2020, will lower the global limit for sulfur in fuel oil used on board ships to 0.5 The chart illustrates global average bunker prices in U.S.