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Decarbonization Efforts in Maritime Transportation are Speeding Up

MTS Logistics

Global shipping accounts for about 3% of carbon emissions with 100,000 ships using about 300 million metric tons of fuel annually, and the percentage is expected to rise as other industries address climate change emissions in the coming years. The Getting to Zero Coalition. Credit: The Getting to Zero Coalition.

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Drones to the rescue as Cyclone Desmond storms Mozambique

World Food Programme Logistics

In these workshops, South-South collaboration is prioritized. In the November 2018 workshop in Mozambique, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Madagascar joined the host country to share strategies that have worked and brainstorm new ideas on how to prepare for the cyclones, floods, and earthquakes in the region.

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Good Year for Ports of Boulogne and Calais

Logistics Business Magazine

Despite legitimate fears in the fishing industry over the implementation of Brexit, given the proximity of the port of Boulogne to the British coast, the Individual Support Plan (ISP) will ultimately have had only limited impact on fishing capacity in Boulogne. The second ship to leave the shipyard was dry docked in Calais for finishing work.

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Resources for Women in the Skilled Trades

WorkWave

Bureau of Labor Statistics notes in the databook Women in the Labor Force that women may represent more than half of all workers within several industries. Despite this, women are substantially underrepresented in other industries. trillion dollars in annual revenue by 2030. Women’s participation in the U.S. Foundries: 18.2%