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2023 Expectations for Ocean Shipping and the Broader Shipping Industry

MTS Logistics

The definition of normalization is difficult to come by. A lot can happen throughout the year, but I have listed our biggest predictions for ocean shipping and the broader shipping industry in 2023 below. This is in parallel with overall expectations from other industries, as the status quo will be the same for many different sectors.

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LastMile Dialogues: Maximizing unit economics to unlock last mile efficiencies

Locus

It was a action-packed day on the 8th Februrary, as it was the successful hosting of yet another session of the LastMile Dialogues: A series of roundtables where industry leaders of the last mile come together to share their views on key and discuss to develop their last mile capabilities for real-world growth.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. Walmart said at the end of 2021, it is 57 percent toward its 2030 goal and while that’s great progress, much of the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. percent in the third quarter, down from 3.8

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Logistics, Digital Transformation and Future Logisticians

Logistics in War

Digital transformation is impacting Australia’s major seaports, supermarket chains, package distribution, construction industry and even deep into our homes. The path that such transformation can take is becoming evident in Australia’s mining industry, a world-leader in digital transformation. Problem definition. Collaboration.

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

2030 call: Retailers will embrace sustainability for home delivery. The verdict would have been “definitely nailed it” if we were counting all of the “ML-washing” going on in the supply chain and logistics technology market. however, none is more important than most sustainable home delivery options are lower cost to execute.

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Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy

MTS Logistics

So, there is definitely a valid reason why the ILWU is resisting so much against automation over the last two decades. Trapac, which was the first terminal in Los Angeles to be automated back in 2014, saw a 40-50% job loss. In Sydney, Australia, this amount was 50% and in Qingdao, China this amount was 85%.

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Optimizing Last-Mile Fulfillment for FMCG Businesses in the Middle East

Locus

predicted that the retail industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is on the verge of a pivotal shift. “E-commerce A recent report predicts that by 2030 , the share of smartphone connections in the Middle East and North African (MENA) regions will reach 92 percent from 76 percent in 2022. The answer is a definite yes.