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Demonstrations and innovations at WABCOWÜRTH web events

Logistics Business Magazine

With its Web Events, WABCOWÜRTH offers customers and interested parties an informative service about its products and the opportunity to ask questions live. The next free web events will be offered in German on October 24th, 2022 from 09:30 to 12:30, and in English on October 25th, 2022. CLICK HERE to register to attend.

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An Overview of Cargo Insurance: Why It’s More Important to Shipping Than Ever

MTS Logistics

Freight insurance, also known as cargo insurance, is a type of coverage that protects the value of goods being transported against loss or damage during transit. The significance of obtaining cargo insurance during this period cannot be overstated, as adverse weather poses a lot of risk to the transportation of goods.

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transport logistic and TIACA organise joint San Francisco event

Logistics Business Magazine

From 22 to 25 March 2022, the global air cargo and logistics industry will meet at the 2+2 event in San Francisco. The air cargo sector proved to be a safeguard for global supply chains during the pandemic and secured the supply of important medical and industrial goods.

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Don’t Skimp on Cargo Insurance During Disruption and Uncertainty

Now, That's Logistics

By protecting shippers from financial loss due to lost or damaged cargo, cargo insurance has always been an important consideration for companies managing both international and domestic shipments. For shippers that didn’t have cargo insurance, the bill was likely a hefty one. Have Early Conversations About Insurance.

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A Look to the Past: Dry Cargo Transported on Tankers

ShipLilly

Hence, a decision was made to convert the ocean steamer into a passenger-cargo liner. In any event, the Vaderland never carried any oil cargo; contrary to the original purpose for which it was designed and constructed. The practice until the recent time was to fit the vast majority of tankers with a dry cargo hold.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

A notable example of greenwashing is when McDonald’s introduced paper straws to reduce plastic pollution. With Apple’s big event last week, the company claimed that the new Apple Watch will be carbon neutral. Unless the new Watch has been designed to suck CO2 directly from the atmosphere, he jokes, it’s not actually carbon neutral.

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A Refresher on General Average and Why Shippers Should be Knowledgeable and Prepared

Dedola Global Logistics

The General Average topic recently resurfaced in the news when the cargo ship “ONE Apus” suffered the second most significant cargo loss in history. In days when triple-masted sailing ships carried cargo, a ship’s crew might physically toss cargo overboard to lighten a ship’s load to avoid disaster. Explosion and fire.

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