Mon.Sep 06, 2021

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NITL claims alliances create ‘super-carrier distortion’ to liner shipping market

Supply Chain and Logistics

Liner shipping alliances were created years ago when there wasn’t enough containerized cargo for many competing ocean container carriers (sometimes called liners).

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Shipping Trade Groups Submit Plan for Global Carbon Tax

Supply Chain Brain

The International Chamber of Shipping, which represents more than 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, submitted a plan to the industry’s global regulator for a charge on carbon dioxide emitted by vessels.

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FMC looks at accusations carriers are refusing chemical shipments

Supply Chain and Logistics

Here is an excellent example of customer segmentation. In the last year or so there have been several ship explosions and fires causing ships to be laid up and cargo to be delayed or lost.

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Finalists named for Transition Trucking military vet rookie trucker award

Overdrive Online

The winner of the award will receive a Kenworth T680 with a 76-inch sleeper that features the complete Paccar Powertrain with Paccar MX-13 engine

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Navigating Uncertainty: How Technology Helps Fleets Thrive in Challenging Times

Change is a constant in the transportation industry. Amid business competition, regulatory developments, environmental concerns, and myriad other challenges, motor carriers must continually adapt to an ever-evolving operational landscape. Fleet telematics technology can help transportation businesses navigate uncertainty, gain a competitive advantage, and boost profitability.

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Operational considerations for commercial nuclear propulsion

Supply Chain and Logistics

It may be harder to find crews for nuclear ships than to build them. Known to most as a senior London arbitrator, Michael Allen’s first career before becoming a lawyer was as an engineer officer on British nuclear submarines.

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QSR chains are ditching third party aggregators for in-house alternatives

Loginext

Many quick service and fine dining restaurant owners are jumping ship on third-party aggregators. They are now establishing in-house delivery platforms. While this is helping them in the ongoing fight against the pandemic, could this be a feasible option in the long run?

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Denholm acquires Good Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

Family-owned diversified business, J. & J. Denholm Limited (the Denholm Group), has acquired freight forwarding and logistics company John Good Logistics Limited. The acquisition completed on 31st August 2021. Operating from strategic locations around the UK, multi-award winning Good Logistics provides global logistics, warehousing and distribution services.

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Top 10 Features to Look for in Dispatch Trucking Software

Trux

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Transparency for the customer who is king

Logistics Business Magazine

The new Supply Chain Act will take effect in Germany in 2023. The textile discounter KiK , already concerned with ensuring that suppliers comply with labour and environmental standards, took steps several years ago, which now puts it ahead in preparing for the new law. In 2015, the company said goodbye to Excel lists and e-mails in order to manage its supply chain with the CSR module of Setlog ‘s OSCA software.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. GEP’s sourcing expertise and market intelligence enabled the company to centralize sourcing and order management processes, strengthen key supplier relationships, and enhance supply chain resilience and agility.

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Five Ways to Achieve a Greener Last Mile

Supply Chain Brain

The transportation sector is the single most significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

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DS Smith invests in AGVs at UK’s largest paper mill

Logistics Business Magazine

DS Smith , the FTSE100 sustainable packaging company, has invested in 10 Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to increase sustainability and efficiency at its Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent. The all-electric Rocla vehicles, supplied by AGV pioneer Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe Oy , operate 24/7 and perform a variety of tasks around the fully automated warehouse including collecting reels from the production conveyor, storing them and picking them for orders.